The St. Patrick Shamrocks will head out to face off against the Carmel Corsairs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
St. Patrick's tournament run continued when they took on Stagg on Sunday. Everything went St. Patrick's way against Stagg as St. Patrick made off with a 67-41 victory. Given the Shamrocks' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 69th, while the Chargers are ranked 559th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Carmel got their first taste of in-conference action this week and they started things off strong. They had just enough and edged Joliet Catholic out 51-48. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Corsairs.
Carmel is also on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-15 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 50.5 points per game. As for St. Patrick, their record now sits at 17-7.
St. Patrick strolled past Carmel when the teams last played back in February of 2024 by a score of 76-59. Does St. Patrick have another victory up their sleeve, or will Carmel turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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