The Central Private Redhawks are taking a road trip to challenge the Catholic of Pointe Coupee Hornets at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Central Private will bounce into Friday's matchup after beating Maurepas, who they had gone 0-3 against in their three prior meetings. Central Private breezed by Maurepas to the tune of 61-28 on Tuesday. The Redhawks have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven contests by 33 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Catholic of Pointe Coupee, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Monday. In a tight game that could have gone either way, they made off with a 60-59 win over North Central. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for the Hornets' offense, which had struggled in the games prior.
Central Private has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a massive bump to their 10-7 record this season. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 29.9 points per game. As for Catholic of Pointe Coupee, the victory snapped their losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 15-9 record.
Central Private didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Catholic of Pointe Coupee when the teams last played back in December of 2023, but they still walked away with a 37-31 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Central Private since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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