The Catholic Central Irish will head out to take on the Franklin Monroe Jets at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Franklin Monroe took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Catholic Central, who comes in off a win.
Having struggled with ten losses in a row, Catholic Central turned things around against Belmont on Wednesday. They walked away with a 38-26 win over the Bison.
Danaysha Dearmond
| 12/20/25 vs Triad | 23 |
| 02/04/26 vs Belmont | 20 |
| 12/10/25 vs Greeneview | 20 |
| 01/24/26 @ Southeastern Local | 18 |
| 01/21/26 vs Greenon | 16 |
| + 13 more games |
Danaysha Dearmond was a one-woman wrecking crew as she dropped a double-double with 20 points and 16 rebounds. She is becoming a predictor of Catholic Central's success: when she posts at least 20 points the team is 2-1 (and 0-16 when she doesn't).
Meanwhile, Franklin Monroe was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their tenth straight defeat. They had to suffer through a 66-24 loss at the hands of Ansonia. While losing is never fun, the Jets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 728th, while the Tigers are ranked 322nd).
Catholic Central's victory bumped their record up to 2-17. As for Franklin Monroe, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 2-17.
Everything went Catholic Central's way against Franklin Monroe when the teams last played back in January of 2024, as Catholic Central made off with a 41-21 win. Will the Irish repeat their success, or do the Jets have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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