Ursuline is 2-7 against Washington since January of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Ursuline Fighting Irish will host the Washington Tigers at 7:00 p.m. Ursuline knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past six contests -- so hopefully Washington likes a good challenge.
Last Sunday, Ursuline was able to grind out a solid victory over Hilliard Bradley, taking the game 64-56. Given the Fighting Irish's advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 96th, while the Jaguars are ranked 201st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Washington's undefeated season came to an end after three games on Saturday. They took a 53-44 hit to the loss column at the hands of Newark. The loss was the Tigers' first of the season.
Ursuline will need focus on slowing down Chris Knight, one of several Washington players who made an impact when they last played. He posted 15 points. Knight's afternoon made it four games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Terrelle Keyes, who had 11 points.
Ursuline has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 72.7 points per game. As for Washington, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 3-1.
Ursuline came up short against Washington when the teams last played back in December of 2023, falling 75-71. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Knight, who went 10 of 16 on his way to 22 points. Now that Ursuline knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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