The Padua Franciscan Bruins will head out on the road to challenge the Cleveland Central Catholic Ironmen at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Padua Franciscan is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last four games.
Padua Franciscan had to skate by with only a three-point margin when they last took the court, which might have inspired the 44-point drubbing they dealt Lake Catholic on Friday. Padua Franciscan blew past Lake Catholic 86-42. The Bruins have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten games by 20 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Cleveland Central Catholic suffered their closest loss since February 17, 2024 on Saturday. They fell just short of Warrensville Heights by a score of 57-55. While losing is never fun, the Ironmen can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 126th, while the Tigers are ranked 32nd).
Padua Franciscan's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-6. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 74.0 points over those games. As for Cleveland Central Catholic, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-7.
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