The Notre Dame Fighting Irish will square off against the Arkport Central Bluejays at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. One thing working in Notre Dame's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last eight contests.
Notre Dame had already proven themselves in the regular season, and didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. They came out on top against Fillmore by a score of 73-65 on Tuesday. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Notre Dame can attribute much of their success to Ryan Fitzpatrick, who scored 21 points, and Jaden Sherwood, who scored 23 points along with eight rebounds. Jay Antinore was another key contributor, scoring 11 points along with six steals.
Meanwhile, Arkport Central entered their tilt with Northstar Christian Academy with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Arkport Central took down Northstar Christian Academy 63-46 on Tuesday. 63 seems to be a good number for Arkport Central as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of points in their previous game.
Notre Dame has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-5 record this season. As for Arkport Central, their victory bumped their record up to 15-4.
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