Knoxville Catholic is 1-9 against Bradley Central since January of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. Having just played yesterday, the Knoxville Catholic Fighting Irish will head out on the road to face off against the Bradley Central Bears at 6:00 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Knoxville Catholic had to skate by with only a two-point margin when they last took the court, which might have inspired the 29-point drubbing they dealt Girls Prep on Thursday. Knoxville Catholic blew past Girls Prep 62-33. Given the Fighting Irish's advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 48th, while the Bruisers are ranked 251st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Bradley Central waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They took their match with ease, bagging an 85-31 win over the Hurricanes. The Bears have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 22 games by 26 points or more this season.
Bradley Central pushed their record up to 25-1 with the victory, which was their 30th straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 75.9 points over those games. As for Knoxville Catholic, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a massive bump to their 17-13 record this season.
Knoxville Catholic took a serious blow against Bradley Central in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, falling 59-16. Can Knoxville Catholic avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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