The Ithaca Little Red are taking a road trip to square off against the Seton Catholic Central Saints at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Ithaca has struggled recently with six defeats in a row, while Seton Catholic Central will arrive with four straight victories.
Ithaca is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Elmira on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Ithaca was beaten by Elmira 71-37. While losing is never fun, the Little Red can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 625th, while the Express are ranked 65th).
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Seton Catholic Central on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Chenango Valley as Seton Catholic Central made off with an 82-56 win. The Saints have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine matchups by 21 points or more this season.
Ithaca better keep an eye on Allan Eagles. He was instrumental in Seton Catholic Central's win, going 8 of 14 on his way to 22 points in addition to seven boards and six assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Reece Goodman, who went 6 for 9 en route to 13 points.
Seton Catholic Central smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in four consecutive contests.
Ithaca's loss dropped their record down to 1-8. As for Seton Catholic Central, their record now sits at 14-2.
Ithaca couldn't quite finish off Seton Catholic Central in their previous matchup back in December of 2022 and fell 50-48. Thankfully for Ithaca, Andrew Erickson (who went 12 of 24 on his way to 34 points and three steals) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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