Basketball Recap: Springfield Catholic Picks Up Sixth Consecutive Victory

Fighting Irish

Previous 6 Games

01/31/25 @ Mountain Grove	47-42
01/28/25 vs Conway	56-17
01/27/25 @ Fordland	52-26
01/23/25 @ McDonald County	52-45
01/16/25 @ Mt. Vernon	51-40
01/13/25 @ Monett	46-40

Springfield Catholic had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 17.8 points) and they went ahead and made it six on Friday. They snuck past the Mountain Grove Panthers with a 47-42 victory. That's more bragging rights for the Fighting Irish, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

Springfield Catholic is also on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-7 record this season. As for Mountain Grove, they dropped their record down to 13-3 with the loss, which was their third straight at home.

Springfield Catholic and Mountain Grove should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Missouri Rankings. Springfield Catholic (ranked 110th) will meet Forsyth (ranked 349th) at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Similarly, Mountain Grove will take on Ava at 6:00 p.m. on Monday up 217 places (60 vs. 277).