A feisty cat fight will be fought as the Tigers challenge the Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Lick-Wilmerding is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They took down Rancho Cotate 65-47.
Meanwhile, Cardinal Newman entered their tilt with Benicia on Wednesday with 14 consecutive wins , and they'll enter their next game with 15. They walked away with a 50-40 win over the Panthers. Given the Cardinals' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 85th, while the Panthers are ranked 294th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Cardinal Newman's victory was their 13th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 24-5. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.5 points over those games. As for Lick-Wilmerding, their win bumped their record up to 20-7.
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