Having just played yesterday, the Kennedy Crusaders will jump right back in to play the Marian Central Catholic Hurricanes at 10:30 a.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Kennedy saw some tournament action on Thursday. They were beaten by St. Edward 73-39. The Crusaders have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
| 01/26/24 vs Ogden International | 1 |
| 01/09/24 vs King | 1 |
| 12/26/24 vs St. Edward | 2 |
Kennedy might have lost, but man, Ja'Veon Sargent-Williams was a machine: he posted 17 points and six rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Sargent-Williams a new career-high in blocks (two). Julian Cuevas was another key player, putting up eight points and ten rebounds.
Meanwhile, Marian Central Catholic scored the most points they've had this season on Thursday, but it wasn't enough. They took an 87-79 hit to the loss column at the hands of Woodstock. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Monday (60), the Hurricanes still had to take the loss.
Kennedy's defeat dropped their record down to 4-9. As for Marian Central Catholic, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost seven of their last nine matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-10 record this season.
Kennedy came up short against Marian Central Catholic in their previous meeting back in December of 2017, falling 54-43. Can Kennedy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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