The Elyria Catholic Panthers will head out to challenge the Padua Franciscan Bruins at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with 13 defeats in a row, Elyria Catholic turned things around against Cuyahoga Heights on Tuesday. They took down the Red Wolves 52-38.
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 Padua Franciscan on Tuesday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew Trinity out of the water with an 87-53 final score. The Bruins have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine contests by 20 points or more this season.
Elyria Catholic's win ended a six-game drought at home and bumped them up to 2-15. As for Padua Franciscan, their victory bumped their record up to 13-6.
Elyria Catholic was taken down by Padua Franciscan 83-49 in their previous meeting back in January. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Elyria Catholic was down 48-23.
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