The St. Patrick Shamrocks will take on the Jones Eagles at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. St. Patrick will be strutting in after a victory while Jones will be coming in after a defeat.
St. Patrick is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Bulls College Prep to the tune of 91-33 on Saturday. Given the Shamrocks' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 52nd, while the Bulls are ranked 573rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Jones didn't have quite enough to beat Manley on Thursday and fell 45-43.
Jones has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-8 record this season. That patch can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.3 points per game. As for St. Patrick, their win bumped their record up to 13-4.
St. Patrick strolled past Jones when the teams last played back in February of 2023 by a score of 68-52. Does St. Patrick have another victory up their sleeve, or will Jones turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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