The St. Joseph Academy Jaguars will head out to challenge the St. Ursula Academy Arrows at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
St. Joseph Academy is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Strongsville just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Wednesday. They took a 60-51 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Mustangs. While losing is never fun, the Jaguars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 101st, while the Mustangs are ranked fourth).
Meanwhile, St. Ursula Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They were dealt a 66-1 loss at the hands of Notre Dame Academy. The game marked the Arrows' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
St. Ursula Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 2-12. As for St. Joseph Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 8-6.
St. Joseph Academy couldn't quite finish off St. Ursula Academy when the teams last played back in January of 2024 and fell 33-31. Can St. Joseph Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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