Tewksbury Memorial is 1-9 against Central Catholic since January of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Tewksbury Memorial Redmen will host the Central Catholic Raiders at 6:30 p.m.
Tewksbury Memorial is headed into Friday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Tuesday. They were two points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 43-41 heartbreaker at the hands of North Andover.
Meanwhile, Central Catholic came tearing into Monday's game with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 31 points) and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against the Indians by a score of 50-39. Given the Raiders' advantage in MaxPreps' Massachusetts basketball rankings (they are ranked 18th, while the Indians are ranked 62nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Central Catholic's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-1. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.8 points per game. As for Tewksbury Memorial, their loss dropped their record down to 3-6.
Tewksbury Memorial was dealt a bruising 61-33 defeat at the hands of Central Catholic in their previous meeting back in January of 2024. Can Tewksbury Memorial avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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