John F. Kennedy Catholic is on a five-game streak of home wins, while Lutheran East is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. It'll be Battle of the Birds when the John F. Kennedy Catholic Eagles challenge the Lutheran East Falcons at 1:00 p.m. on Monday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Monday, everything went John F. Kennedy Catholic's way against Cardinal Mooney as John F. Kennedy Catholic made off with a 56-31 victory. With the Eagles ahead 42-15 at the half, the game was all but over already.
| 12/16/24 vs Cardinal Mooney | 17 |
| 12/11/24 vs Lake Center Christian | 16 |
| 12/09/24 @ Minerva | 24 |
John F. Kennedy Catholic's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Gianna Pompelia, who went 6 of 13 on her way to 17 points in addition to six steals and five boards. Pompelia's evening made it three games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Didi Ryan, who almost dropped a double-double on 17 points and nine steals.
John F. Kennedy Catholic smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in six consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Lutheran East). They really took it to Cleveland Central Catholic for the full four quarters, racking up a 98-21 win. Given the Falcons' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 27th, while the Ironmen are ranked 447th), the result on Wednesday wasn't entirely unexpected.
John F. Kennedy Catholic's victory bumped their record up to 8-0. As for Lutheran East, their win bumped their record up to 6-0.
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