O'Neill is 2-8 against Cedar Catholic since December of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The O'Neill Eagles will be taking part in a tournament against the Cedar Catholic Trojans at 7:30 p.m.
O'Neill is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against West Holt on Thursday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. O'Neill came up short against West Holt, falling 64-43. The Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Cedar Catholic had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 17.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. In a tight match that could have gone either way, they made off with a 61-60 win over the Pirates.
Cedar Catholic has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season. As for O'Neill, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-8.
O'Neill was able to grind out a solid victory over Cedar Catholic when the teams last played back in December of 2024, winning 58-47. The rematch might be a little tougher for O'Neill since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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