The Elyria Catholic Panthers will challenge the Beaumont School Blue Streaks at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Elyria Catholic is coming into the contest hot, having won their last six games.
It was a proper cat-fight when Elyria Catholic faced off against Lake Catholic on Wednesday. Elyria Catholic strolled past Lake Catholic with points to spare, taking the game 42-26. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 65th, while the Cougars are ranked 228th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Beaumont School lost to Padua Franciscan on the road by a 59-42 margin on Wednesday.
Beaumont School's loss dropped their record down to 6-15. As for Elyria Catholic, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-4 record this season.
Elyria Catholic won a game that couldn't have been any closer when the teams last played two weeks ago, slipping by Beaumont School 38-37. Will Elyria Catholic repeat their success, or does Beaumont School have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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