The St. Charles Cardinals just played last night, but they'll still head out to face the Elder Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on December 22nd. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Thursday, St. Charles didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Newport Central Catholic, but they still walked away with a 42-36 victory. The victory was all the more spectacular given St. Charles' disadvantage in MaxPreps's basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 666th in Ohio, while Newport Central Catholic is ranked 158th in Kentucky).
Meanwhile, Elder put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. Everything went their way against Archbishop McNicholas as Elder made off with a 69-47 victory. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 40-20.
St. Charles' win bumped their record up to 2-4. As for Elder, they pushed their record up to 5-0 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season.
