Notre Dame and Danville are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2018, but not for long. After both having extra time off, both will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Notre Dame has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with three straight losses, while Danville will come in with four straight victories.
Last Friday, Notre Dame was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 43-39 to Holy Trinity Catholic. While losing is never fun, the Nikes can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Iowa basketball rankings (they are ranked 237th, while the Crusaders are ranked 49th).
Meanwhile, Danville strolled past Clark County with points to spare last Saturday, taking the game 48-33.
Danville pushed their record up to 4-4 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.3 points per game. As for Notre Dame, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-6.
Notre Dame came up short against Danville in their previous matchup back in February, falling 65-55. Can Notre Dame avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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