Basketball Recap: Seneca Continues Home Dominance on Friday

It may have taken overtime to finish the job, but Seneca ultimately got the result they hoped for on Friday. They secured a 65-61 W over the Coal City Coalers. The victory was familiar territory for the Fighting Irish who have now won three matches in a row.

Fighting Irish

Previous 5 Games (Home)

12/27/24 vs Coal City	65-61
12/27/24 vs Wilmington	56-29
12/20/24 vs Midland	67-41
12/06/24 vs St. Bede	70-37
02/16/24 vs Serena	68-59

Seneca pushed their record up to 12-2 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.2 points per game. As for Coal City, with the defeat, they broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 9-3.

Seneca and Lexington will face off at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. One thing working in Lexington's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season. As for Coal City, they and Hall will face off at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. One thing working in Coal City's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last four contests.