The Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin Lions will venture away from home to take on the Padua Franciscan Bruins at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Padua Franciscan is hoping to do what Elyria Catholic couldn't on Friday: put an end to Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin's winning streak, which now stands at four games. Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin was the clear victor by a 79-59 margin over Elyria Catholic. Given the Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 98th, while the Panthers are ranked 408th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, everything went Padua Franciscan's way against Kenston on Thursday as Padua Franciscan made off with a 78-55 win. The Bruins have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four games by 23 points or more this season.
Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin's victory bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Padua Franciscan, their win bumped their record up to 5-1.
Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin came up short against Padua Franciscan in their previous matchup back in February, falling 61-57. Can Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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