Both Sterling (11-0) and Marian Central Catholic (8-4) have made it this far into the playoffs, but they square off this Saturday at 1:00 PM to determine who is worthy to move on. Sterling has blown out its past ten opponents, so Marian Central Catholic has its work cut out for it.
Sterling went up against Kaneland last week. Sterling got off to a good start with a 25-point offensive effort in the first half. That gave them a 25 - 6 advantage at the half. The offense continued to do well in the second half, scoring 21 points. At the end of the day, Sterling walked away with a breezy 46 - 20 win. As for Marian Central Catholic, it claimed a 38 - 24 victory over Glenbard South last week.
Marian Central Catholic and Sterling had some big point totals in their last games, so we'll see if they bring that energy into this game.
Playoff bracket for these teams