Aquinas and John F. Kennedy Catholic are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2018, but not for long. The Aquinas Knights will be playing in front of their home fans against the John F. Kennedy Catholic Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Aquinas will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.
Aquinas is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Rootstown 74-36. Given the Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 396th, while the Rovers are ranked 793rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, John F. Kennedy Catholic came up short against Canton Central Catholic on Saturday and fell 65-53.
Aquinas will have to contain Nick Ryan as he made an impact in John F. Kennedy Catholic's last game. He dropped a double-double on 23 points and 14 boards. The game was Ryan's 26th in a row with at least ten points. Preston Geracitano was another key player, going 6 of 11 en route to 13 points.
Aquinas has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-6 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.0 points per game. As for John F. Kennedy Catholic, their loss dropped their record down to 9-5.
Aquinas lost to John F. Kennedy Catholic at home by a decisive 68-52 margin when the teams last played back in December of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Ryan, who almost dropped a triple-double on 30 points, nine rebounds, and nine steals. Now that Aquinas knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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