The St. Francis Spartans will head out on the road to challenge the Wheaton Academy Warriors at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. St. Francis is coming into the match on a three-game losing streak.
St. Francis lost 57-34 to Fenwick on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Spartans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 243rd, while the Friars are ranked 30th).
Meanwhile, Wheaton Academy entered their game against Niles Notre Dame last Saturday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Wheaton Academy fell just short of Niles Notre Dame by a score of 56-54. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Warriors have suffered since November 25, 2023.
St. Francis' loss dropped their record down to 7-11. As for Wheaton Academy, their defeat ended a 14-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 10-4.
St. Francis didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Wheaton Academy in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, but they still walked away with a 57-53 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. Francis since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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