The Needham Rockets will face off against the Cathedral Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Needham is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Massachusetts' top teams: Walpole, who was ranked 11th at the time (Needham was ranked 23rd). The Rockets took a 66-61 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Timberwolves on Tuesday.
Cathedral has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They fell 55-48 to Bishop Fenwick on Friday. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last four times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Needham's defeat was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 6-3. As for Cathedral, their loss dropped their record down to 13-7.
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