The Saint Viator Lions will take on the Metea Valley Mustangs in a tournament on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Saint Viator has five straight wins, Metea Valley has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
While Saint Viator didn't have the best season last year (they finished 10-25), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They breezed by Wheeling to the tune of 51-15 on Saturday. The Lions have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four matches by 22 points or more this season.
Saint Viator can attribute much of their success to Bella Gounaris, who went 5 for 12 on her way to 13 points, and Ava Garcia, who posted nine points. Maggie Ratzki was another key player, putting up four points and three steals.
Saint Viator smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Metea Valley might have been a little too into the holiday spirit, gifting Glenbrook North an easy 53-30 victory. 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 369th, while the Spartans are ranked 130th).
Metea Valley's loss dropped their record down to 3-7. As for Saint Viator, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-2 record this season.
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