Basketball Game Preview: Springfield Catholic Fighting Irish vs. Reeds Spring Wolves

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Previous Games

12/15/23 - Home	69-40 W
01/10/23 - Away	59-52 W
01/11/22 - Home	61-25 W
01/12/21 - Away	75-46 W
01/14/20 - Home	78-52 W
+ 5 more games

Springfield Catholic is 8-2 against Reeds Spring since January of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Springfield Catholic Fighting Irish will look to defend their home court against the Reeds Spring Wolves at 7:30 p.m. Reeds Spring took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Springfield Catholic, who comes in off a win.

Springfield Catholic took a loss when they played away from home on Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Clever, sneaking past 52-49. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Fighting Irish have posted since December 2, 2023.

Meanwhile, Reeds Spring was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took a 57-48 hit to the loss column at the hands of Strafford. While losing is never fun, the Wolves can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 273rd, while the Indians are ranked 41st).

Springfield Catholic is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.8 points per game. As for Reeds Spring, they now have a losing record at 6-7.

Everything came up roses for Springfield Catholic against Reeds Spring in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, as the squad secured a 69-40 win. Does Springfield Catholic have another victory up their sleeve, or will Reeds Spring turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.