St. Ignatius and St. Edward are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2020, but not for long. The St. Ignatius Wildcats will challenge the St. Edward Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. St. Ignatius knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past six matchups -- so hopefully St. Edward likes a good challenge.
On Tuesday, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, St. Ignatius beat St. Vincent-St. Mary 78-73. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked first, while the Fighting Irish are ranked 147th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, St. Edward unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Saturday. They took a 69-62 hit to the loss column at the hands of Pickerington North.
St. Ignatius pushed their record up to 8-2 with the win, which was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 80.2 points per game. As for St. Edward, their loss dropped their record down to 7-2.
St. Ignatius came out on top in a nail-biter against St. Edward in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, sneaking past 64-61. Will St. Ignatius repeat their success, or does St. Edward have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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