Althoff Catholic hasn't had much luck against Mt. Vernon recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Crusaders just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the Rams at 6:00 p.m. Althoff Catholic has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
Althoff Catholic lost 66-43 to Triad on Wednesday. While losing is never fun, the Crusaders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 382nd, while the Knights are ranked 119th).
Meanwhile, Mt. Vernon made easy work of Pinckneyville on Friday and carried off a 65-43 victory. The Rams haven't had any issues with the Panthers recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive win against them.
Althoff Catholic's loss dropped their record down to 6-14. As for Mt. Vernon, their victory bumped their record up to 9-12.
Althoff Catholic took a serious blow against Mt. Vernon in their previous meeting back in January of 2025, falling 65-35. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Crusaders were down 43-15.
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