The Brother Rice Crusaders will square off against the Lincoln Park Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Brother Rice has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
Brother Rice took a loss when they played away from home on Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They blew past Niles Notre Dame 73-44. The Crusaders have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 contests by 20 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Lincoln Park was just a bucket shy of victory two weeks ago and fell 65-64 to Hyde Park. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Lions came into the match with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 17th, while the Thunderbirds are ranked 116th).
Brother Rice's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 24-6. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 24 points. As for Lincoln Park, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 22-5.
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