Simsbury and Northwest Catholic are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2016, but not for long. The Simsbury Trojans will square off against the Northwest Catholic Lions at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Simsbury has struggled recently with four defeats in a row, while Northwest Catholic will arrive with three straight wins.
Last Wednesday, Simsbury came up short against Lewis Mills and fell 52-42.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Northwest Catholic). They took their matchup on Wednesday with ease, bagging an 86-50 victory over Conard. The Lions have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven contests by 23 points or more this season.
Northwest Catholic pushed their record up to 12-2 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 72.3 points per game. As for Simsbury, their loss dropped their record down to 4-7.
Simsbury was dealt a bruising 64-23 defeat at the hands of Northwest Catholic in their previous matchup back in January of 2024. Can Simsbury avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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