St. Joseph Central Catholic has enjoyed the comforts of home their last four games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will challenge the Hopewell-Loudon Chieftains at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. St. Joseph Central Catholic will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Ohio Rankings (they are ranked 726th, while the Chieftains are ranked 206th).
Last Friday, it was a hard-fought match, but St. Joseph Central Catholic had to settle for a 38-36 defeat against the Golden Bears. St. Joseph Central Catholic has struggled against the Golden Bears recently, as their match on Friday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Hopewell-Loudon waltzed into their matchup on Friday with two straight wins but they left with three. They skirted past Old Fort 38-36.
St. Joseph Central Catholic has not been sharp recently as the team's lost seven of their last eight matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-11 record this season. As for Hopewell-Loudon, they pushed their record up to 14-2 with that victory, which was their 13th straight on the road dating back to last season.
St. Joseph Central Catholic came up short against the Chieftains in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, falling 57-48. Can St. Joseph Central Catholic avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
