The Knoxville Catholic Fighting Irish will face off against the York Institute Dragons at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Knoxville Catholic is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Tennessee's top teams: King's Academy, who was ranked 12th at the time (Knoxville Catholic was ranked 20th). Knoxville Catholic took a 49-43 hit to the loss column at the hands of King's Academy. The Fighting Irish have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Loss or not, Knoxville Catholic got some senior leadership from Maggie Frana and Amaya Redd. Frana almost dropped a double-double on nine points and 11 rebounds, while Redd went 7 of 16 on her way to 17 points and five boards. That's the most rebounds Frana has posted since back in December of 2023. The team also got some help courtesy of Tinsley Walker, who posted eight points.
Meanwhile, the third road contest was the charm for York Institute, as they earned their first road win of the season. They managed a 48-42 win over Coalfield on Monday.
Knoxville Catholic's defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 5-3. As for York Institute, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
Knoxville Catholic didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against York Institute when the teams last played back in November of 2023, but they still walked away with a 51-45 victory. Will Knoxville Catholic repeat their success, or does York Institute have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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