If Saint Viator was riding high fresh off their 58-33 takedown of Maine West last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Saint Viator Lions were just a bucket shy of victory on Wednesday and fell 37-36 to the Marian Catholic Spartans. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 141st, while the Spartans are ranked 23rd).
Several Lions players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Ava Garcia, who went 6 for 12 on her way to 13 points. Bella Gounaris was another key player, putting up ten points.
Saint Viator dropped their record down to 12-6 with the defeat, which was their third straight at home. As for Marian Catholic, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-2 record this season.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Saint Viator will square off against Marist at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday. As for Marian Catholic, they will face off against St. Francis at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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