The St. Joseph Cadets will square off against the Ludlowe Falcons at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
St. Joseph is headed into the match after thoroughly thrashing Bridgeport Central: they outscored them in every quarter. St. Joseph put the hurt on Bridgeport Central with a sharp 59-35 victory on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, Ludlowe came tearing into Tuesday's contest with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 26.8 points) and they left with even more momentum. They claimed a resounding 69-21 win over the Bears. The Falcons have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six games by 21 points or more this season.
St. Joseph better focus on containing Kate Cimador and Hayden Mcbean as the pair were huge in Ludlowe's win. Cimador posted 30 points and three steals, while Mcbean dropped a double-double on 15 points and ten rebounds. The matchup was Cimador's 15th in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Katherine Mitchell, who scored six points.
Ludlowe smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in 11 consecutive contests.
St. Joseph's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-2. As for Ludlowe, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-2 record this season.
St. Joseph strolled past Ludlowe in their previous meeting back in January of 2024 by a score of 59-44. Does St. Joseph have another victory up their sleeve, or will Ludlowe turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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