Northwest Catholic and Simsbury are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2016, but not for long. The Northwest Catholic Lions will look to defend their home court on Friday against the Simsbury Trojans at 6:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Northwest Catholic has three straight wins, Simsbury has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Northwest Catholic is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Conard to the tune of 86-50 on Wednesday. The Lions have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven games by 23 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Simsbury came up short against Lewis Mills on Wednesday and fell 52-42.
Northwest Catholic pushed their record up to 12-2 with the victory, 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.
Everything came up roses for Northwest Catholic against Simsbury when the teams last played back in January of 2024, as the squad secured a 64-23 win. Will Northwest Catholic repeat their success, or does Simsbury have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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