The Knoxville Catholic Fighting Irish will face off against the Baylor Red Raiders at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Last Friday, Knoxville Catholic came up short against Webb and fell 50-43. While losing is never fun, the Fighting Irish can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 52nd, while the Spartans are ranked second).
Ensley Perry
| 02/07/25 @ Webb | 10 |
| 11/23/24 vs West Ridge | 6 |
| 01/23/25 vs Webb | 5 |
| 12/27/24 vs Spring Garden | 5 |
| 12/17/24 vs King's Academy | 5 |
Loss or not, Knoxville Catholic got some senior leadership from Ensley Perry and Amaya Redd. Perry dropped a double-double on 12 points and ten rebounds, while Redd dropped a double-double on 19 points and 13 boards. Those ten boards gave Perry a new career-high.
Even though they lost, Knoxville Catholic smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 24 offensive boards. That's the most offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Baylor was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They were dealt a 65-36 loss at the hands of Webb.
Knoxville Catholic's defeat dropped their record down to 14-13. As for Baylor, their loss dropped their record down to 3-17.
Knoxville Catholic took their win against Baylor when the teams last played back in January by a conclusive 69-43. Will Knoxville Catholic repeat their success, or does Baylor have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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