The Catholic Memorial Knights will head out on the road to challenge the St. John's Prep Eagles at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Catholic Memorial is looking to tack on another W to their 11-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
Catholic Memorial is ranked highly in their home state, and on Friday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Mater Dei. The match between the two teams wasn't particularly close, with Catholic Memorial falling 87-69. The loss put an end to their undefeated start to the season.
Meanwhile, St. John's Prep's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Saturday after their sixth straight loss. They fell to La Salle Academy 70-66. While losing is never fun, St. John's Prep can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps's basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 86th in Massachusetts, while La Salle Academy is ranked eighth in Rhode Island).
Catholic Memorial's defeat dropped their record down to 8-1. As for St. John's Prep, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-7.
Everything came up roses for Catholic Memorial against St. John's Prep in their previous meeting back in January of 2023 as the squad secured a 85-56 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Catholic Memorial since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
