John F. Kennedy Catholic and Aquinas are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2018, but not for long. The John F. Kennedy Catholic Eagles will square off against the Aquinas Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. John F. Kennedy Catholic is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 63.6 points per game this season.
Last Saturday, John F. Kennedy Catholic came up short against Canton Central Catholic and fell 65-53. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 136th, while the Crusaders are ranked 38th).
John F. Kennedy Catholic might have lost, but man, Nick Ryan was a machine: he dropped a double-double on 23 points and 14 rebounds. That was a full 43.4% of John F. Kennedy Catholic's points, marking the fifth time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Preston Geracitano, who went 6 for 11 on his way to 13 points.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Aquinas). They blew past Rootstown, posting a 74-36 victory. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Aquinas' victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-6. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.7 points per game. As for John F. Kennedy Catholic, their loss dropped their record down to 9-5.
John F. Kennedy Catholic strolled past Aquinas when the teams last played back in December of 2024 by a score of 68-52. The rematch might be a little tougher for John F. Kennedy Catholic since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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