The Verbum Dei Jesuit Eagles will square off against the Cantwell-Sacred Heart of Mary Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Verbum Dei Jesuit has ten straight wins, Cantwell-Sacred Heart of Mary has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Verbum Dei Jesuit will bounce into Friday's game after beating Mary Star of the Sea, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. Verbum Dei Jesuit came out on top against Mary Star of the Sea by a score of 59-46 on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, Cantwell-Sacred Heart of Mary was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Wednesday as they fell 51-46 to La Salle.
Verbum Dei Jesuit has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 contests, which provided a massive bump to their 16-8 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.9 points per game. As for Cantwell-Sacred Heart of Mary, their loss dropped their record down to 14-11.
Verbum Dei Jesuit strolled past Cantwell-Sacred Heart of Mary in their previous matchup two weeks ago by a score of 68-51. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Cantwell-Sacred Heart of Mary's Jose Padilla, who went 8 for 16 en route to 20 points and three steals. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Verbum Dei Jesuit still be able to contain Padilla? There's only one way to find out.
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