The St. Ignatius Wildcats just played last yesterday, but they'll still welcome the Lutheran West Longhorns at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. St. Ignatius knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past five matches -- so hopefully Lutheran West likes a good challenge.
St. Ignatius is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Ohio's top teams: Lutheran East, who was ranked tenth at the time (St. Ignatius was ranked first). St. Ignatius strolled past Lutheran East with points to spare on Thursday, taking the game 66-51.
Meanwhile, Lutheran West didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Twinsburg on Tuesday, but they still walked away with a 48-42 win. The 48-point effort marked the Longhorns' lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
St. Ignatius pushed their record up to 14-3 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 82.2 points per game. As for Lutheran West, they have been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season.
St. Ignatius was able to grind out a solid win over Lutheran West when the teams last played back in January of 2024, winning 76-64. Will St. Ignatius repeat their success, or does Lutheran West have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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