The Thornridge Falcons will square off against the Providence Catholic Celtics at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Monday, everything went Thornridge's way against Bremen as Thornridge made off with a 54-32 victory. The Falcons have beaten the Braves the last three times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Braves has come to flipping the script.
Meanwhile, Providence Catholic got the win against Joliet Catholic on Tuesday by a conclusive 65-41. Given the Celtics' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 66th, while the Hilltoppers are ranked 346th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Providence Catholic is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a massive bump to their 20-11 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.6 points over those games. As for Thornridge, their win bumped their record up to 5-15.
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