The St. Ignatius Wildcats will challenge the Archbishop Moeller Fighting Crusaders at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday. St. Ignatius is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 72.2 points per game this season.
Last Thursday, St. Ignatius didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Centerville, but they still walked away with a 68-64 win. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked first, while the Elks are ranked 83rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
| 01/16/25 vs Centerville | 20 |
| 01/11/25 vs Buchtel | 23 |
| 01/05/25 vs Olentangy Orange | 19 |
| 01/03/25 @ St. Edward | 21 |
St. Ignatius' victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Damon Friery, who went 8 of 15 en route to 20 points and five rebounds. The contest was Friery's fourth in a row with at least ten points. Quinn Woidke was another key player, going 5 for 11 on his way to 14 points and five assists.
Meanwhile, Archbishop Moeller entered their game against St. Xavier on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Archbishop Moeller fell 32-25 to St. Xavier. The matchup marked the Fighting Crusaders' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
St. Ignatius' win was their 15th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 11-3. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 79.0 points per game. As for Archbishop Moeller, their loss ended a 13-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 10-3.
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