The Emmanuel Christian Academy Lions will face off against the Catholic Central Irish at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Emmanuel Christian Academy is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Dayton Christian just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Friday. They fell 63-50 to the WARRIORS. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 400th, while the WARRIORS are ranked 183rd).
Meanwhile, Catholic Central came tearing into Friday's game with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11.2 points) and they left with even more momentum. They strolled past the Trojans with points to spare, taking the game 70-54.
Catholic Central has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-3 record this season. As for Emmanuel Christian Academy, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-4.
Everything went Emmanuel Christian Academy's way against Catholic Central in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, as Emmanuel Christian Academy made off with a 65-40 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Emmanuel Christian Academy 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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