The Catholic Central Shamrocks will head out to take on the Novi Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Catholic Central proved they can win big on Monday (they won by 24) and on Wednesday they proved they can win the close ones too. In a tight game that could have gone either way, they made off with a 46-45 victory over Northville.
Meanwhile, Novi came tearing into Wednesday's contest with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.3 points), and they left with even more momentum. They enjoyed a cozy 67-53 win over the Cougars. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 18th in Michigan, while the Cougars are ranked 143rd in Michigan), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Novi's victory bumped their record up to 20-4. As for Catholic Central, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches. That's provided a massive bump to their 9-12 record this season.
Catholic Central was able to grind out a solid win over Novi in their previous matchup back in February of 2019, winning 66-57. The rematch might be a little tougher for Catholic Central since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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