Kennedy Catholic will head out on the road to challenge the Wilmington Greyhounds at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Kennedy Catholic took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Monday. Everything went their way against West Middlesex as Kennedy Catholic made off with a 53-28 win. Kennedy Catholic pushed the score to 45-19 by the end of the third, a deficit West Middlesex cut but never quite recovered from.
Kennedy Catholic's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Layke Fields led the charge by dropping a double-double with 21 points and 14 rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which Fields has scored at least a third of Kennedy Catholic's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Tori Harvey, who posted ten points along with seven assists and six steals.
Meanwhile, Wilmington waltzed into their matchup on Monday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They were the clear victor by a 62-38 margin over the Steelers. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 45-17.
Wilmington's victory was their 17th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 19-1. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 33.4 points. As for Kennedy Catholic, their win bumped their record up to 14-5.
Everything went Kennedy Catholic's way against Wilmington when the teams last played back in January, as Kennedy Catholic made off with a 67-42 victory. In that game, Kennedy Catholic amassed a halftime lead of 33-13, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Thursday.
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