Basketball Game Preview: John F. Kennedy Catholic Eagles vs. Danbury Lakers

Two dominant guards in Didi Ryan and Maci Brown are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The John F. Kennedy Catholic Eagles will face off against the Danbury Lakers at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with John F. Kennedy Catholic sitting on four straight victories and Danbury on eight.

John F. Kennedy Catholic is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They took down Cardinal 60-43. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 182nd, while the Huskies are ranked 531st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Meanwhile, Danbury made easy work of Seneca East on Saturday and carried off a 47-24 win. The Lakers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 13 contests by 23 points or more this season.

Danbury pushed their record up to 22-3 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 23.6 points over those games. As for John F. Kennedy Catholic, their win bumped their record up to 17-6.