Catholic is 3-0 against Friends since January of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. Catholic will be playing at home against the Friends Quakers at 4:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Catholic couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. Their rough 43-19 defeat to Eastern Tech back in December of 2023 might stick with them for a while.
Meanwhile, this season hasn't been kind to Friends, who are still winless after their fourth contest. They took a serious blow against Mount de Sales Academy on Monday, falling 56-17. Friends was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 34-6.
Catholic's loss dropped their record down to 0-1. As for Friends, their loss was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which bumped their record down to 0-4.
Catholic was able to grind out a solid win over Friends in their previous matchup back in January of 2019, winning 41-32. Will Catholic repeat their success, or does Friends have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.