The St. Paul Catholic Falcons will head out on the road to square off against the Kennedy Eagles at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Kennedy took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on St. Paul Catholic, who comes in off a win.
St. Paul Catholic can finally bid farewell to their three-game losing streak thanks to their game on Tuesday. They enjoyed a cozy 65-50 victory over Seymour. The score was all tied up 24-24 at the break, but St. Paul Catholic was the better team in the second half.
Meanwhile, Kennedy's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Saturday after their fourth straight loss. They were outmatched by Kolbe-Cathedral at home and fell 89-54. While losing is never fun, Kennedy can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Connecticut basketball rankings (they are ranked 125th, while Kolbe-Cathedral is ranked fourth).
St. Paul Catholic's win bumped their record up to 9-6. As for Kennedy, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-11.
St. Paul Catholic skirted past Kennedy 83-81 when the teams last played back in January. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. Paul 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.
