St. Francis de Sales came into their game on Tuesday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They had to suffer through a 72-45 loss at the hands of the IC Catholic Prep Knights. While losing is never fun, the Pioneers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 357th, while the Knights are ranked 122nd).
St. Francis de Sales has also been struggling recently as they've lost nine of their last 11 games, which has put a noticeable dent in their 7-19 record this season. That patch can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.6 points over those games. As for IC Catholic Prep, they pushed their record up to 23-7 with the win, which was their third straight on the road.
Coming up, St. Francis de Sales will head out to challenge Providence Catholic at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for IC Catholic Prep, they will be playing at home against Providence-St. Mel at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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