The East Catholic Eagles will take on the Northwest Catholic Lions on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
East Catholic is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They blew past Ridgefield 80-47.
Meanwhile, Northwest Catholic came tearing into Tuesday's contest with 14 straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 20.8 points), and they left with even more momentum. They were the clear victor by a 69-44 margin over the Hatters. Given the Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' Connecticut basketball rankings (they are ranked third, while the Hatters are ranked 109th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
East Catholic is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 22-7 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 33.8 points. Northwest Catholic's win was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 24-2.
East Catholic couldn't quite finish off Northwest Catholic in their previous matchup last Monday and fell 54-51. Can East Catholic avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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