Basketball Game Preview: Keystone Wildcats vs. Lake Catholic Cougars

By Team Reports Mar 2, 2024, 10:20am

Preview: Keystone Wildcats vs. Lake Catholic Cougars

The Keystone Wildcats will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against the Lake Catholic Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on March 4th. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

LaBrae typically has all the answers at home, but on Friday Keystone proved too difficult a challenge. They pulled ahead with a 55-54 photo finish over the Vikings. The win was all the more spectacular given Keystone's disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 459th, while LaBrae is ranked 222nd).

Keystone's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Grant Hartley led the charge by scoring 24 points along with six rebounds and five steals. Hartley is crushing the steal category: he's posted at least two every time he's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Liam Goran, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 11 rebounds.

Meanwhile, Lake Catholic earned a 61-48 win over Memorial on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Lake Catholic.

Keystone has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-10 record this season. As for Lake Catholic, their victory bumped their record up to 10-13.

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