Having just played yesterday, the Morningside Academy Eagles will get right back to it and host the Melbourne Central Catholic Hustlers at 1:00 p.m. on Friday. Morningside Academy will be strutting in after a win while Melbourne Central Catholic will be coming in after a loss.
Morningside Academy will head into Thursday's match hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on Tuesday (they won by 36) and on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged Pine out 34-31. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Eagles have posted against the Knights since January 14, 2019.
Meanwhile, Melbourne Central Catholic came up short against West Shore on Wednesday and fell 41-32. The defeat continues a trend for the Hustlers in their matchups with the Wildcats: they've now lost five in a row.
Morningside Academy has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 25.8 points per game. As for Melbourne Central Catholic, their loss dropped their record down to 5-10.
Everything came up roses for Morningside Academy against Melbourne Central Catholic when the teams last played back in November of 2024, as the squad secured a 51-18 win. In that game, Morningside Academy amassed a halftime lead of 31-11, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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