The Kennedy Crusaders will head out on the road to square off against the Catalyst-Maria Wolves at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Kennedy is likely headed into the matchup with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Richards on Tuesday. The Crusaders took a 61-48 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Warriors. While losing is never fun, the Crusaders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 565th, while the Warriors are ranked 267th).
Kylen Henderson
| 12/16/25 vs Richards | 100% |
| 12/09/25 @ Kelly | 50% |
| 12/05/25 @ Mansueto | 63% |
| 12/04/25 vs Hubbard | 64% |
| 11/26/25 vs Chicago Christian | 57% |
Despite the loss, Kennedy got top-tier performance from Kylen Henderson, who almost dropped a double-double with 17 points and nine rebounds. Henderson is also on a roll when it comes to field goal percentage, as he's posted one of at least 50% in the last five games he's played. Julian Cuevas was another key player, putting up eight points.
Meanwhile, Catalyst-Maria also suffered a loss in their last game, falling to Kelly by a score of 54-47.
Catalyst-Maria's record now sits at 2-6. As for Kennedy, their defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 3-5.
Kennedy strolled past Catalyst-Maria in their previous matchup back in January by a score of 57-41. Do the Crusaders have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Wolves turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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