Basketball Game Preview: Magnificat Blue Streaks vs. Padua Franciscan Bruins

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Previous 5 Games

01/18/24 - Away	79-35 W
01/18/23 - Home	64-25 W
02/10/21 - Home	54-26 W
02/05/20 - Away	66-36 W
01/12/19 - Home	44-28 W

Magnificat is 5-0 against Padua Franciscan since January of 2019 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Magnificat Blue Streaks will welcome the Padua Franciscan Bruins at 7:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

Magnificat is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Ohio's top teams: Winton Woods, who was ranked third at the time (Magnificat was ranked second). Magnificat took a 37-30 hit to the loss column at the hands of Winton Woods on Sunday. The contest marked the Blue Streaks' lowest-scoring game so far this season.

Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Padua Franciscan's good fortune finally ran out on Monday. They fell 58-50 to St. Joseph Academy.

This is the second loss in a row for Magnificat and nudges their season record down to 10-5. As for Padua Franciscan, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-6.

Everything came up roses for Magnificat against Padua Franciscan when the teams last played back in January of 2024, as the team secured a 79-35 win. In that match, Magnificat amassed a halftime lead of 37-17, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Thursday.