East Catholic is on a seven-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Manchester is on a 11-game streak of away wins (also dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The East Catholic Eagles will welcome the Manchester Red Hawks at 6:45 p.m. on Monday. East Catholic knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past 11 games -- so hopefully Manchester likes a good challenge.
East Catholic is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Connecticut's top teams: Northwest Catholic, who was ranked fifth at the time (East Catholic was ranked third). East Catholic fell to Northwest Catholic 62-57.
Meanwhile, everything went Manchester's way against Lewis Mills on Thursday as Manchester made off with a 73-52 victory. The Red Hawks have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight matches by 21 points or more this season.
Manchester's win bumped their record up to 12-1. As for East Catholic, their loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-3.
East Catholic didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Manchester when the teams last played last Friday, but they still walked away with a 72-66 victory. Will East Catholic repeat their success, or does Manchester have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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