The Catholic Central Crusaders will square off against the Magnolia Blue Eagles at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Catholic Central will be strutting in after a win while Magnolia will be coming in after a defeat.
Catholic Central took a 36-point loss the last time they faced off against Shadyside, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. The Crusaders came out on top in a nail-biter against the Tigers on Tuesday, sneaking past 56-53.
Meanwhile, Magnolia was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They had to suffer through a 91-43 loss at the hands of Tug Valley. While losing is never fun, the Blue Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' West Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 99th, while the Panthers are ranked 22nd).
Magnolia's loss dropped their record down to 7-10. As for Catholic Central, their victory bumped their record up to 8-11.
Catholic Central didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Magnolia in their previous meeting back in February of 2017, but they still walked away with a 65-60 win. Will the Crusaders repeat their success, or do the Blue Eagles have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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