John Carroll has won seven straight games at home, while Notre Dame Prep has won seven straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Thursday. The John Carroll Patriots will welcome Notre Dame Prep at 5:30 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
John Carroll is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. Everything went their way against St. John's Catholic Prep on Friday as John Carroll made off with a 63-40 win. The Patriots haven't had any issues with the Vikings recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive victory against them.
Meanwhile, Notre Dame Prep beat St. Paul's Girls 54-43 on Friday. Given Notre Dame Prep's advantage in MaxPreps' Maryland basketball rankings (they are ranked 33rd, while St. Paul's Girls is ranked 150th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Notre Dame Prep's win bumped their record up to 10-4. As for John Carroll, their victory bumped their record up to 15-5-2.
John Carroll strolled past Notre Dame Prep in their previous meeting back in January by a score of 50-35. Will John Carroll repeat their success, or does Notre Dame Prep have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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