Seneca was the 76-49 winner over St. Xavier when they last played one another back in March of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Seneca Red Hawks had to suffer through a 100-72 loss at the hands of the St. Xavier Tigers. While losing is never fun, the Red Hawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kentucky basketball rankings (they are ranked 167th, while the Tigers are ranked first).
St. Xavier can attribute much of their success to Chance Dillingham, who went 8-for-12 on his way to 21 points. What's more, Dillingham also posted a 67% shooting accuracy, which is the highest he's achieved since back in December of 2024. Jeremiah Jackson was another key player, going 5-for-10 en route to 16 points.
Seneca has been struggling recently as they've lost 13 of their last 16 games, which has put a noticeable dent in their 5-19 record this season. As for St. Xavier, the win (which was their 13th in a row) raised their record to 24-2.
Looking ahead, Seneca will face off against Brown at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. As for St. Xavier, they and Ryle will face off at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday without much rest, having both just played. St. Xavier knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past 26 matchups -- so hopefully Ryle likes a good challenge.
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