The John F. Kennedy Catholic Eagles will venture away from home to face off against the Aquinas Knights at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.
On Wednesday, John F. Kennedy Catholic ended up a good deal behind Rootstown and lost 60-43. The contest marked the Eagles' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Aquinas). They took their game on Thursday with ease, bagging a 60-24 win over North. The Knights pushed the score to 54-19 by the end of the third, a deficit the Vikings had no chance of recovering from.
Aquinas' win came from a few key players John F. Kennedy Catholic will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Sophia Ward, who posted 25 points in addition to eight boards and three steals. Her evening made it three games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Kimara Chance, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and 12 rebounds.
Aquinas was working as a unit and finished the game with 15 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Aquinas has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 29.2 points per game. As for John F. Kennedy Catholic, their defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 11-3.
John F. Kennedy Catholic beat Aquinas 56-46 in their previous meeting back in January of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for John F. Kennedy Catholic since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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