The Ridgefield Tigers will take on the East Catholic Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Ridgefield knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past eight games -- so hopefully East Catholic likes a good challenge.
Ridgefield is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Connecticut's top teams: Staples, who was ranked seventh at the time (Ridgefield was ranked 14th). Ridgefield might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 68-58 to Staples, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. The loss continues a trend for the Tigers in their matchups with the Wreckers: they've now lost four in a row.
East Catholic has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They were three points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 54-51 heartbreaker at the hands of Northwest Catholic. That's two games in a row now that the Eagles have lost by exactly three points.
East Catholic's defeat dropped their record down to 21-7. As for Ridgefield, their loss dropped their record down to 19-6.
Ridgefield took a serious blow against East Catholic when the teams last played back in March of 2023, falling 74-45. Will Ridgefield have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
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