Marian Catholic lost against Benet Academy back in February of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Marian Catholic Spartans took a 69-59 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Benet Academy Redwings. While losing is never fun, the Spartans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 83rd, while the Redwings are ranked seventh).
Marian Catholic's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-6. As for Benet Academy, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-2 record this season.
Marian Catholic won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Bowen at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Bowen knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past five matches -- so hopefully Marian Catholic likes a good challenge. As for Benet Academy, they will be playing in front of their home fans against St. Patrick at 7:00 p.m. on January 17th.
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