The Cedar Catholic Trojans will be playing at home against the Norfolk Catholic Knights at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
A well-balanced attack led Cedar Catholic over Elkhorn Valley in every quarter on their way to victory on Tuesday. Cedar Catholic strolled past Elkhorn Valley with points to spare, taking the game 53-35. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Cedar Catholic.
Norfolk Catholic was handed a two-point loss in their last matchup, but they sure didn't let that happen against Crofton on Saturday. Everything went Norfolk Catholic's way against Crofton as Norfolk Catholic made off with a 61-38 victory. Given Norfolk Catholic's advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 49th, while Crofton is ranked 166th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Norfolk Catholic's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Nolan Fennessy, who scored 12 points along with six rebounds and four steals. Fennessy has been hot recently, having posted three or more steals the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Carter Janssen, who almost dropped a double-double on 13 points and nine rebounds.
Cedar Catholic's victory bumped their record up to 12-6. As for Norfolk Catholic, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a massive bump to their 14-7 record this season.
Cedar Catholic strolled past Norfolk Catholic when the teams last played back in February of 2023 by a score of 44-30. Will Cedar Catholic repeat their success, or does Norfolk Catholic have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
