Basketball Game Preview: Whitman Vikings vs. Kennedy Cavaliers

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Previous Games

12/13/23 - Away	79-52 W
02/07/23 - Away	63-57 W
02/08/22 - Home	47-40 W
12/18/18 - Away	72-55 W
02/26/18 - Home	61-59 W
+ 2 more games

Whitman has gone 7-0 against Kennedy recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. The Whitman Vikings will look to defend their home court against the Kennedy Cavaliers at 11:45 a.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.

Last Thursday, Whitman beat Wheaton 63-54. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Vikings.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Whitman to victory, but perhaps none more so than Titian DeRosa, who went 6 for 10 on his way to 17 points and six rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Dylan Rice, who went 5 of 8 on his way to 11 points in addition to seven rebounds and four blocks.

Meanwhile, Kennedy's undefeated season came to an end after three games on Thursday. They fell to Springbrook 69-65. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Tuesday (62), the Cavaliers still had to take the loss.

Whitman now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Kennedy, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 3-1.

Everything came up roses for Whitman against Kennedy in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, as the team secured a 79-52 victory. In that match, Whitman amassed a halftime lead of 43-23, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Saturday.