The John F. Kennedy Catholic Eagles will be playing in front of their home fans against the Springfield Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a three-game winning streak alive.
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but John F. Kennedy Catholic had no problem doing just that on Wednesday. They walked away with a 53-42 victory over the Patriots.
John F. Kennedy Catholic can attribute much of their success to Didi Ryan, who scored 21 points along with six steals, and Gianna Pompelia, who scored 25 points along with two steals. Ryan is crushing the steal category: she's posted at least two every time she's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Hannah Myers, who scored five points along with five rebounds.
Badger typically has all the answers at home, but on Wednesday Springfield proved too difficult a challenge. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 40-38 victory over the Braves. The score was all tied up 14-14 at the break, but Springfield was the better team in the second half.
Jameka Brungard continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double on 14 points and 13 rebounds. She has been hot recently, having posted 12 or more rebounds the last four times she's played. Maren Vinkler was another key contributor, scoring eight points.
John F. Kennedy Catholic has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-6 record this season. As for Springfield, their victory bumped their record up to 18-7.
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