The Diamond Wildcats are taking a road trip to take on the Springfield Catholic Fighting Irish at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
It was a proper cat-fight when Diamond faced off against Skyline on Monday. Diamond took a blow against Skyline, falling 60-28. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 288th, while the Tigers are ranked 30th).
Meanwhile, Springfield Catholic earned a 51-40 win over Mt. Vernon on Thursday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Fighting Irish.
Springfield Catholic's victory bumped their record up to 9-7. As for Diamond, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-9.
Everything went Diamond's way against Springfield Catholic when the teams last played back in February of 2024, as Diamond made off with a 55-34 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Diamond since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
