The Aquinas Knights will venture away from home to square off against the Chagrin Falls Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday.
On Wednesday, Aquinas didn't have quite enough to beat Andrews Osborne Academy and fell 50-48. The Knights have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Chagrin Falls on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew Lakeside out of the water with a 68-34 final score. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 293rd, while the Dragons are ranked 752nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Chagrin Falls' win came from a few key players Aquinas will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Oscar Difranco, who posted 13 points and four steals. Jacob Kay was another key player, going 5-for-6 en route to 12 points and three steals.
Chagrin Falls is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a massive bump to their 14-8 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.2 points over those games. As for Aquinas, their loss dropped their record down to 10-9.
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