The Montini Catholic Broncos and the Northridge Knights will face off at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Montini Catholic is returning to their home court after beating IC Catholic Prep on theirs, despite the fact IC Catholic Prep has dominated at home this season. Montini Catholic enjoyed a cozy 64-48 victory over IC Catholic Prep on Friday.
Meanwhile, Northridge waltzed into their game on Friday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. They took down the Colonels 61-45. Given the Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 113th, while the Colonels are ranked 341st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Montini Catholic pushed their record up to 14-11 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 51.0 points over those games. As for Northridge, their victory bumped their record up to 21-5.
Montini Catholic came out on top in a nail-biter against Northridge when the teams last played back in February of 2024, sneaking past 46-43. Does Montini Catholic have another victory up their sleeve, or will Northridge turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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