The Catholic Central Sabers will look to defend their home court on Wednesday against the Mason County Eastern Cardinals at 7:30 p.m. Mason County Eastern took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Catholic Central, who comes in off a win.
Last Monday, Catholic Central was able to grind out a solid win over Grand Traverse Academy, taking the game 28-18.
Meanwhile, Mason County Eastern's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Monday after their eighth straight loss. They lost to Cadillac Heritage Christian at home by a decisive 43-24 margin. While losing is never fun, Mason County Eastern can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 662nd, while Cadillac Heritage Christian is ranked 323rd).
Catholic Central is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 5-6 record this season. As for Mason County Eastern, their loss dropped their record down to 1-9.
Everything came up roses for Catholic Central against Mason County Eastern when the teams last played back in March of 2023 as the squad secured a 46-3 win. With Catholic Central ahead 37-3 at the half, the game was all but over already.