The Ensworth Tigers will head out on the road to challenge the Knoxville Catholic Fighting Irish on Wednesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Ensworth is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Tennessee's top teams: Pope John Paul II, who was ranked third at the time (Ensworth was ranked 18th). Ensworth fell 72-64 to Pope John Paul II on Friday. The Tigers have struggled against the Knights recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Knoxville Catholic beat McCallie 66-55 on Friday. The victory continues a trend for the Fighting Irish in their matchups with the Blue Tornado: they've now won four in a row.
Knoxville Catholic's win came from a few key players Ensworth will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Tj Tipton, who dropped a double-double with 15 points and 14 boards. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Cade Murphy, who dropped a double-double with 19 points and 11 boards.
Ensworth's loss dropped their record down to 18-10. As for Knoxville Catholic, their win bumped their record up to 21-8.
Ensworth came up short against Knoxville Catholic in their previous meeting back in February of 2020, falling 66-58. Can Ensworth avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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