The St. Edward Eagles will head out on the road to challenge the Padua Franciscan Bruins at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
St. Edward will head into Sunday's matchup on the come-up: they were handed a 24-point defeat in their previous outing, but that didn't affect their clutch gene on Sunday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 50-47 victory over Warrensville Heights.
Meanwhile, Padua Franciscan had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 22 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Saturday. Everything went their way against the Cougars as they made off with a 71-48 win. The Bruins have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight contests by 20 points or more this season.
Padua Franciscan is also on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season. As for St. Edward, their victory bumped their record up to 11-5.
St. Edward strolled past Padua Franciscan in their previous meeting back in February of 2024 by a score of 96-77. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. Edward since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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