The St. Philip Catholic Central Fighting Tigers will head out on the road to face off against the Colon Magi at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with St. Philip Catholic Central sitting on five straight wins and Colon on eight.
St. Philip Catholic Central is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing Burr Oak: they outscored them in every quarter. St. Philip Catholic Central put the hurt on Burr Oak with a sharp 61-40 victory on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, Colon beat Mendon 59-51 last Thursday. The Magi pushed the score to 52-30 by the end of the third, a deficit the Hornets cut but never quite recovered from.
Colon pushed their record up to 10-2 with the win, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.9 points per game. As for St. Philip Catholic Central, their victory bumped their record up to 9-2.
St. Philip Catholic Central came out on top in a nail-biter against Colon when the teams last played back in December of 2024, sneaking past 56-53. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Colon's Dominick Mock, who dropped a double-double on 32 points and ten rebounds. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will St. Philip Catholic Central still be able to contain Mock? There's only one way to find out.
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