Wayne and Cedar Catholic are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2021, but not for long. The Wayne Blue Devils are taking a road trip to challenge the Cedar Catholic Trojans at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Wayne will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
Wayne picked up another tournament win on Tuesday. They snuck past Guardian Angels Central Catholic with a 45-41 win. Given the Blue Devils' advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 22nd, while the Bluejays are ranked 176th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Wayne's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Jaxson Kneifl, who posted 11 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Colson Nelsen, who had 11 points.
Meanwhile, Cedar Catholic had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 12 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Tuesday. They took down the Eagles 66-52.
Wayne pushed their record up to 17-2 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.7 points per game. As for Cedar Catholic, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season.
Wayne strolled past Cedar Catholic in their previous meeting two weeks ago by a score of 55-38. The rematch might be a little tougher for Wayne since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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