Basketball Recap: East Catholic Wins High-Profile Game Against East Hartford

Eagles

Margin (Wins)

01/31/25 vs E.O. Smith/Tolland	53
01/31/25 vs Edwin O. Smith	52
12/30/24 vs Norwich Free Academy	47
01/10/25 @ RHAM	42
01/08/25 @ Lewis Mills	39

On Saturday, East Catholic faced East Hartford in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The East Catholic Eagles put the hurt on the East Hartford Hornets with a sharp 71-49 win. The Eagles have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 contests by 22 points or more this season.

East Catholic is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 36 points. As for East Hartford, their loss dropped their record down to 14-3.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. East Catholic will challenge South Windsor at 6:45 p.m. on Tuesday. South Windsor has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with eight straight defeats, while East Catholic will come in with four straight victories. As for East Hartford, they will face off against New London at 6:45 p.m. on Monday.