The St. Ignatius Wildcats will face off against the St. Edward Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as St. Ignatius comes in on seven and St. Edward on three.
On Tuesday, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, St. Ignatius beat Richmond Heights 79-75. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked first, while the Spartans are ranked 31st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, St. Edward beat Villa Angela-St. Joseph 84-72 on Saturday.
St. Ignatius pushed their record up to 16-3 with the win, which was their 17th straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 78.7 points per game. As for St. Edward, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season.
St. Ignatius took their victory against St. Edward in their previous meeting back in January by a conclusive 90-67. Will St. Ignatius repeat their success, or does St. Edward have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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