Basketball Recap: Knoxville Catholic Falls Short Against Ranked Webb

On Friday, Knoxville Catholic faced Webb in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Knoxville Catholic Fighting Irish lost to the Webb Spartans on the road by a 81-62 margin. The loss continues a trend for the Fighting Irish in their matchups with the Spartans: they've now lost seven in a row.

Knoxville Catholic's defeat dropped their record down to 17-6. As for Webb, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 17 of their last 18 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 27-2 record this season.

Knoxville Catholic didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, an 81-68 victory against Baylor on the 10th. As for Webb, they will square off against McCallie at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Webb's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last ten contests.