The Elyria Catholic Panthers will square off against the Padua Franciscan Bruins at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Saturday, Elyria Catholic earned a 53-44 win over Perkins. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 68th, while the Pirates are ranked 384th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Padua Franciscan). They took their contest on Monday with ease, bagging a 78-42 victory over Vermilion. The Bruins have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five games by 20 points or more this season.
Padua Franciscan has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 5-4 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 27.7 points. As for Elyria Catholic, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-2.
Elyria Catholic didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Padua Franciscan in their previous meeting on December 2nd, but they still walked away with a 57-53 victory. Will Elyria Catholic repeat their success, or does Padua Franciscan have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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