And then there's...

Sachs Stadium hasn't been kind to Providence.

...Providence at Loyola tomorrow. Who will win this matchup of Catholic League Blue powerhouses?

Let's look at the Celtics' record so far this year (home team in CAPS):

PROVIDENCE 40, Joliet Catholic 34
PROVIDENCE 28, Minooka 10
Providence 38, ST. LAURENCE 0

And the Ramblers:

LOYOLA 20, Simeon 0
Dallas Jesuit 30, Loyola 29 (Dublin, Ireland)
Loyola 41, LAKE FOREST ACADEMY 7

How about a head-to-head comparison in recent years:

2011: Loyola 32, PROVIDENCE 6
2010: Loyola 21, PROVIDENCE 7
2009: Providence 10, LOYOLA 3
2008: LOYOLA 13, Providence 0
2007: PROVIDENCE 20, Loyola 17
2006: LOYOLA 14, Providence 7
2005: PROVIDENCE 31, Loyola 29
2004: PROVIDENCE 29, Loyola 0

My conclusion? In the last eight years, Providence has only beaten Loyola once in Wilmette. Saturday should be no different.