Nazareth Academy hasn't had much luck against St. Patrick recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Nazareth Academy Roadrunners will head out to challenge the St. Patrick Shamrocks at 7:00 p.m. Nazareth Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 52.1 points per game this season.
Nazareth Academy will bounce into Friday's matchup after beating Hinsdale South, who they had gone 0-3 against in their three prior meetings. Nazareth Academy enjoyed a cozy 55-40 victory over Hinsdale South on Tuesday. The win was some much needed relief for the Roadrunners as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
Matthew Callahan continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, going 6 for 8 on his way to 18 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Danny Wrzensinski, who posted 11 points and three blocks.
Meanwhile, St. Patrick entered their contest against Hinsdale Central on Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. St. Patrick fell to Hinsdale Central 53-48. The loss was the Shamrocks' first of the season.
St. Patrick's defeat ended an eight-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 5-1. As for Nazareth Academy, their victory ended a four-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-5.
Nazareth Academy came up short against St. Patrick when the teams last played back in February, falling 69-62. Can Nazareth Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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