The St. Joseph's Prep Hawks will square off against the Cardinal O'Hara Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with St. Joseph's Prep sitting on five straight victories and Cardinal O'Hara on four.
St. Joseph's Prep will bounce into Friday's game after beating Roman Catholic, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. St. Joseph's Prep came out on top in a nail-biter against Roman Catholic on Wednesday, sneaking past 40-38. The 40-point effort marked the Hawks' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Meanwhile, Cardinal O'Hara strolled past Lansdale Catholic with points to spare on Wednesday, taking the game 63-46. Given the Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 21st, while the Crusaders are ranked 112th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Cardinal O'Hara pushed their record up to 10-2 with the win, which was their third straight at home. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 71.7 points per game. As for St. Joseph's Prep, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season.
St. Joseph's Prep didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Cardinal O'Hara in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, but they still walked away with a 72-67 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. Joseph's Prep 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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