Basketball Recap: Cathedral Prep Takes Down Ranked Mcdowell

Cathedral Prep faced McDowell in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. The Ramblers secured a 77-72 W over the Trojans. The home team had taken home the W every time these teams have met since February 16, 2024, but that streak is no more.

Ramblers

Previous Games (Away)

01/30/26 @ McDowell	77-72
01/16/26 @ Meadville	102-65
12/30/25 @ Franklin	101-61
12/27/25 @ Oil City	115-55
12/23/25 @ Girard	75-52
+ 4 more games

Cathedral Prep pushed their record up to 19-1 with the victory, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for McDowell, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-4.

Coming up, Cathedral Prep will welcome Meadville at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday. The Ramblers will be up against the Bulldogs' rather soft defense (which has allowed 64.37 points per game), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance. As for McDowell, they won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Fairview at 2:15 p.m. on Saturday.