John F. Kennedy Catholic is on a four-game streak of home wins, while Rootstown is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The John F. Kennedy Catholic Eagles will host the Rootstown Rovers at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. John F. Kennedy Catholic is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 58.2 points per game this season.
Last Monday, John F. Kennedy Catholic beat Girard 47-35. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 97th, while the Indians are ranked 366th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Gianna Pompelia continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, putting up 20 points and six boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Hannah Myers, who posted nine points along with seven rebounds and six steals.
John F. Kennedy Catholic smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in 14 consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Rootstown got the win against Chaney on Wednesday by a conclusive 72-49. The Rovers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 12 matchups by 22 points or more this season.
Rootstown's win bumped their record up to 17-1. As for John F. Kennedy Catholic, their victory bumped their record up to 13-3.
John F. Kennedy Catholic ended up a good deal behind Rootstown when the teams last played on January 8th, losing 61-43. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Rootstown's Addy Germann, who went 9 for 20 en route to 28 points and six steals. Now that John F. Kennedy Catholic knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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