Basketball Game Preview: Cardinal Stritch Cardinals vs. Calvert Senecas

The Cardinal Stritch Cardinals will wrap up 2024 with a road trip to face off against the Calvert Senecas at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.

It was a proper cat-fight when Cardinal Stritch duked it out withBowling Green last Monday. Cardinal Stritch lost to Bowling Green at home by a 44-28 margin. The Cardinals have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Despite the defeat, Cardinal Stritch had strong showings from Morgan Kennedy, who posted 16 points and five rebounds, and Amaya Hill, who earned eight points and 13 rebounds. Hill is crushing it when it comes to rebounds: she's pulled down at least eight every time she's taken the court this season.

Meanwhile, Calvert came tearing into Friday's match with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 23.2 points) and they left with even more momentum. They enjoyed a cozy 59-40 win over the Wildcats.

Cardinal Stritch better focus on containing Alyssa Rishty and Megan Rombach as the pair were huge in Calvert's win. Rishty went 12 of 28 on her way to 31 points along with five assists and five boards, while Rombach dropped a double-double on 14 points and ten boards. That makes it seven consecutive games in which Rishty has scored at least a third of Calvert's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaleigh Concepcion, who had five points and three steals.

Calvert smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive boards. That's the most offensive boards they've posted since back in January.

Calvert's victory bumped their record up to 6-1. As for Cardinal Stritch, their loss dropped their record down to 2-5.

Things could have been worse for Cardinal Stritch, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 48-30 loss to Calvert in their previous meeting back in February. Can Cardinal Stritch avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.