Montini Catholic had to skate by with only a three-point margin when they last took the court, which might have inspired the 34-point drubbing they dealt De La Salle on Monday. The Montini Catholic Broncos blew past the De La Salle Meteors 54-20. Given the Broncos' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 35th, while the Meteors are ranked 365th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Montini Catholic has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-8 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 50.8 points per game. As for De La Salle, their loss was their sixth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 8-17.
When Montini Catholic and De La Salle next hit the court, they'll be up against teams who recently just can't seem to lose. Montini Catholic will face off against Providence Catholic and their four-game winning streak at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Similarly, De La Salle will try to stop Intrinsic Charter School Downtown Campus' four-game winning streak when the meet on February 12th.
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