The Waterford Wildcats will look to defend their home court on Friday against the Parkersburg Catholic Crusaders at 7:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Saturday, Waterford was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 49-44 to Alexander.
Meanwhile, Parkersburg Catholic suffered their closest loss since January 5, 2024 on Friday. They fell just short of Tyler by a score of 63-61. The Crusaders haven't had much luck with the Knights recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Waterford will have to keep a close watch on Preston Randolph and Leonardo DeAngelo, a pair of players who had a big impact on Parkersburg Catholic's prior game. Randolph went 6 for 14 on his way to 17 points in addition to five boards and three steals, while DeAngelo went 6 of 14 on his way to 17 points. Randolph is crushing it when it comes to steals: he's grabbed at least two every time he's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Carter Nelson, who posted 11 points.
Waterford's defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 3-5. As for Parkersburg Catholic, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 3-5.
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