The Providence-St. Mel Knights will venture away from home to challenge the IC Catholic Prep Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Providence-St. Mel is coming into the matchup on a four-game losing streak.
On Tuesday, Providence-St. Mel ended up a good deal behind Montini Catholic and lost 42-28. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 382nd, while the Broncos are ranked 177th).
Meanwhile, IC Catholic Prep humbled St. Francis de Sales with a 72-45 victory. The Knights have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 13 contests by 20 points or more this season.
IC Catholic Prep has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 23-7 record this season. As for Providence-St. Mel, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-14.
Providence-St. Mel might still be hurting after the 77-57 loss they got from IC Catholic Prep in their previous meeting back in February of 2024. Can Providence-St. Mel avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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