The Francis W. Parker Colonels will venture away from home to challenge the Saint Viator Lions at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Francis W. Parker is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 60.1 points per game this season.
Francis W. Parker is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They strolled past Latin with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 85-66.
| 01/31/25 @ Latin | 3 |
| 01/28/25 vs Ridgewood | 3 |
| 01/23/25 @ North Shore Country Day | 3 |
| 01/21/25 vs Chicago University | 7 |
| 01/18/25 @ IC Catholic Prep | 3 |
Francis W. Parker's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Miles Johnson led the charge by going 8 for 9 en route to 24 points and three steals. Johnson has been hot for a while, having posted two or more steals the last 20 times he's played. Lev Goldman was another key player, going 8 of 12 on his way to 18 points in addition to five boards and four steals.
Meanwhile, Saint Viator played a tough match on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They lost 57-37 to Benet Academy. 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 86th, while the Redwings are ranked seventh).
Francis W. Parker is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-7 record this season. As for Saint Viator, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 17-7.
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