The Maloney Spartans will challenge the East Catholic Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Maloney is headed into the match having just suffered their closest defeat since December 30, 2024 on Thursday. They fell just short of Platt by a score of 63-60. The Spartans haven't had much luck with the Panthers recently, as the team has come up short the last eight times they've met.
Meanwhile, East Catholic had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 41 points) and they went ahead and made it six on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 62-37 margin over the Guardians. The Eagles have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 14 contests by 22 points or more this season.
East Catholic pushed their record up to 18-5 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 77.0 points over those games. As for Maloney, their loss dropped their record down to 8-6.
Maloney was dealt a bruising 76-41 defeat at the hands of East Catholic in their previous matchup back in January of 2018. Can Maloney avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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