McKinley and Catholic are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2015, but not for long. The McKinley Panthers will be taking part in a tournament against the Catholic Bears at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. McKinley has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with three straight losses, while Catholic will come in with ten straight victories.
McKinley fought the good fight in their overtime match against Liberty Magnet on Wednesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell to the Patriots 70-66. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 66th, while the Patriots are ranked eighth).
Meanwhile, Catholic was able to grind out a solid win over Carencro on Thursday, taking the game 60-50.
Catholic's victory bumped their record up to 10-0. As for McKinley, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-4.
McKinley ended up a good deal behind Catholic when the teams last played back in January of 2022, losing 50-35. Can McKinley avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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