The Padua Franciscan Bruins will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against the Canton South Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on February 27th. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Padua Franciscan pushed their score all the way to 77 on Thursday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They took a 96-77 bruising from St. Edward. While losing is never fun, Padua Franciscan can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 345th, while St. Edward is ranked 28th).
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Riley Cervenka, who went 7 for 10 from beyond the arc en route to 29 points and 3 assists. As a matter of fact, that's the most points he has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Gio Roman, who scored 17 points along with five rebounds.
Meanwhile, Canton South unfortunately witnessed the end of their six-game winning streak on Friday. They took a 53-46 hit to the loss column at the hands of Canton Central Catholic. The match was a 28-28 toss-up at halftime, but Canton South couldn't quite close it out.
Padua Franciscan's defeat was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 12-10. As for Canton South, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 14-8.
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