Preview: Archbishop Bergan Knights vs. Lourdes Central Catholic Knights
The Archbishop Bergan Knights will head out on the road to face off against the Lourdes Central Catholic Knights at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Saturday, Archbishop Bergan was just a bucket shy of victory and fell 47-46 to Aquinas.
Archbishop Bergan's defeat came about despite a quality game from Alec Wendt, who scored 16 points. Those 16 points set a new season-high mark for him. The team also got some help courtesy of Logan Eggen, who scored ten points.
Meanwhile, Lourdes Central Catholic was the victim of a tough 54-34 loss at the hands of Pawnee City on Tuesday.
Despite the loss, Lourdes Central Catholic had strong showings from Miles Poppleton, who scored 20 points along with six rebounds, and Trevor Tesarek, who scored nine points along with five rebounds.
Archbishop Bergan's record now sits at 2-2. Lourdes Central Catholic's record now sits at 1-1.
Everything came up roses for Archbishop Bergan against Lourdes Central Catholic when the teams last played back in December of 2022 as the team secured a 67-24 victory. With Archbishop Bergan ahead 40-12 at the half, the match was all but over already.
