Cathedral is 1-9 against St. Mary since March of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Cathedral Panthers will be playing at home against the St. Mary's Spartans at 6:30 p.m.
Last Wednesday, Cathedral lost to Bishop Fenwick at home by a 50-36 margin. The match marked the Panthers' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Meanwhile, St. Mary's waltzed into their game on Tuesday with nine straight wins... but they left with ten. They took down the Cougars 76-59. Given the Spartans' advantage in MaxPreps' Massachusetts basketball rankings (they are ranked 25th, while the Cougars are ranked 177th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
St. Mary's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-1. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 71.5 points per game. As for Cathedral, their loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 8-3.
Cathedral was able to grind out a solid victory over St. Mary's when the teams last played back in January of 2024, winning 69-59. Does Cathedral have another victory up their sleeve, or will St. Mary's turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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