The Magnificat Blue Streaks will face off against the Normandy Invaders at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Magnificat sitting on seven straight wins and Normandy on five.
Magnificat is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Ohio's top teams: Green, who was ranked 23rd at the time (Magnificat was ranked third). Magnificat managed a 53-47 victory over Green on Saturday.
Meanwhile, it's playoff time, and Normandy had no trouble coming through when it counted. They secured a 54-49 W over John Hay on Wednesday. That's two games straight that the Invaders have won by exactly five points.
Magnificat's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 17-5. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.7 points over those games. As for Normandy, their victory bumped their record up to 16-7.
Everything came up roses for Magnificat against Normandy in their previous meeting back in February of 2019, as the squad secured a 58-23 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Magnificat since the team 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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