The McDowell Trojans will square off against Kennedy Catholic at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
McDowell is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They were just a bucket shy of victory last Saturday and fell 77-76 to Taylor Allderdice. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 392nd, while the Dragons are ranked 160th).
Meanwhile, Kennedy Catholic came tearing into Thursday's match with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 35.8 points) and they left with even more momentum. They claimed a resounding 75-43 victory over the Mustangs. Kennedy Catholic has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five contests by 29 points or more this season.
McDowell better keep an eye on Layke Fields. She was instrumental in Kennedy Catholic's win, dropping a double-double on 28 points and ten boards. The game was Fields' sixth in a row with at least ten points. Bella Magestro was another key player, going 6 for 15 on her way to 16 points in addition to eight assists and eight boards.
Kennedy Catholic was working as a unit and finished the game with 24 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in February of 2024.
Kennedy Catholic's win bumped their record up to 5-2. As for McDowell, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-6.
McDowell ended up a good deal behind Kennedy Catholic in their previous matchup back in February of 2023, losing 46-32. Can McDowell avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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