Preview: Fisher Catholic Irish vs. Shekinah Christian Flames
The Fisher Catholic Irish will be playing at home against the Shekinah Christian Flames at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Fisher Catholic comes in on five and Shekinah Christian on three.
In what's become a running theme this season, Fisher Catholic gave their fans yet another huge win on Wednesday. They breezed by Berne Union at home to the tune of 54-9. Given Fisher Catholic's advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 179th, while Berne Union is ranked 777th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Fisher Catholic had a senior duo take command as Voni Bethel scored 15 points along with six assists and four steals and Ellie Bruce scored 18 points along with six rebounds and two steals. Bruce is on a roll when it comes to points, as she's now scored 15 or more in the last six games she's played. Another player making a difference was Jayda Dixon, who scored six points.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Shekinah Christian had no problem doing just that on Wednesday. They managed a 39-34 victory over the Eagles. The score was all tied up 16-16 at the break, but Shekinah Christian was the better team in the second half.
Shekinah Christian's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Alinea Slabaugh, who scored 11 points along with eight rebounds. Eleyna Beachy was another key contributor, scoring four points along with six rebounds and four steals.
Fisher Catholic has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 20-3 record this season. As for Shekinah Christian, their victory bumped their record up to 15-8.
Keep an eye on the arc in Saturday's matchup: Fisher Catholic have been dynamite from deep this season, having made 45.2% of their threes per game. It's a different story for Shekinah Christian, though, as they've only made 29.2% of their threes this season. Given Fisher Catholic's sizable advantage in that area, Shekinah Christian will need to find a way to close that gap.
Fisher Catholic didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Shekinah Christian in their previous matchup back in February of 2016, but they still walked away with a 41-36 victory. Does Fisher Catholic have another victory up their sleeve, or will Shekinah Christian turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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