The Benedictine Cadets will square off against the Roanoke Catholic Celtics at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
On Wednesday, Benedictine needed a bit of extra time to put away Flint Hill. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Huskies 68-65. The victory almost wasn't to be: the Cadets were down 41-21 in the second quarter.
Meanwhile, Roanoke Catholic waltzed into their match on Thursday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They snuck past the Tigers with a 57-53 win.
Roanoke Catholic is also on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a massive bump to their 11-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 74.9 points per game. As for Benedictine, with the victory, they broke their four-game losing streak and moved their record to 7-11.
Benedictine was able to grind out a solid win over Roanoke Catholic when the teams last played back in January of 2024, winning 71-58. Does Benedictine have another victory up their sleeve, or will Roanoke Catholic turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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