The St. Rita Mustangs will venture away from home to face off against the Brother Rice Crusaders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. St. Rita has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with seven straight losses, while Brother Rice will come in with five straight victories.
St. Rita is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against St. Laurence on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. St. Rita came up short against St. Laurence, falling 68-45. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 413th, while the Vikings are ranked 25th).
Meanwhile, everything went Brother Rice's way against Marmion on Tuesday as Brother Rice made off with a 65-45 win. The Crusaders have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine games by 20 points or more this season.
St. Rita's defeat dropped their record down to 4-20. As for Brother Rice, their victory bumped their record up to 22-3.
St. Rita was taken down by Brother Rice 66-28 in their previous matchup back in February of 2024. Can St. Rita avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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