Basketball Game Preview: Connelly School of the Holy Child vs. Maret Frogs

Connelly School of the Holy Child is 1-9 against Maret since January of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. Connelly School of the Holy Child will be playing in front of their home fans against the Maret Frogs.

Connelly School of the Holy Child is headed into Thursday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their sixth straight game dating back to last season on Tuesday. They took a 55-51 hit to the loss column at the hands of Springdale Prep.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Maret). They simply couldn't be stopped on Tuesday as they easily beat St. John's Catholic Prep 72-42. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.

Maret's win was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-1. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 24.2 points. As for Connelly School of the Holy Child, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-3.

Connelly School of the Holy Child suffered a grim 82-59 defeat to Maret in their previous matchup back in February. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Maret's Kennedy Austin, who dropped a double-double on 34 points and ten boards. Now that Connelly School of the Holy Child knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.