Basketball Recap: Southington Comes Up Short in High-Profile Contest with East Catholic

On Tuesday, Southington faced East Catholic in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Southington Blue Knights came up short against the East Catholic Eagles, falling 75-51. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Blue Knights of the 45-35 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in January of 2022.

Southington's defeat dropped their record down to 4-3. As for East Catholic, the win (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 8-1.

Southington has already played their next match (against Bloomfield), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. East Catholic wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 108-96 victory against Burke on the 16th.