St. Thomas More was the 60-44 winner over La Salette Academy when they last played one another back in November of 2021, but their luck changed this time around. The St. Thomas More Sabers fell 45-35 to the La Salette Academy Lions on Saturday. While losing is never fun, the Sabers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 565th, while the Lions are ranked 262nd).
Andrew Sick was the offensive standout of the contest as he posted 11 points and three steals. Another player making a difference was Benedict Blood, who put up eight points.
St. Thomas More now has a losing record at 4-5. As for La Salette Academy, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 7-2.
St. Thomas More will take on Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley in a holiday battle at at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for La Salette Academy, they will take on Bishop McNamara in a tournament on Tuesday. Bishop McNamara knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past nine matches -- so hopefully La Salette Academy likes a good challenge.
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