Basketball Recap: Archangels Catholic Piles Up the Points Against Newman Grove/St. Edward

Defenders

Previous 4 Games

01/28/25 @ Newman Grove/St. Edward	63-33
01/25/25 vs Nebraska Christian	56-31
01/24/25 vs Heartland Lutheran	49-20
01/21/25 vs Riverside	58-20

Archangels Catholic entered their tilt with Newman Grove/St. Edward on Tuesday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They blew past the Newman Grove/St. Edward Panthers, posting a 63-33 victory. Given the Defenders' advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 104th, while the Panthers are ranked 280th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

When it comes to explaining why Newman Grove/St. Edward lost, don't look at Kailey Patzel. Despite the final result, she dropped a double-double on 17 points and 16 boards. Patzel is crushing it when it comes to rebounds: she's pulled down at least nine every time she's taken the court this season. Macy Reardon also deserves some recognition as she pulled down her first rebound of the season.

Archangels Catholic's win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 13-6. As for Newman Grove/St. Edward, they dropped their record down to 1-15 with the loss, which was their seventh straight at home.

Archangels Catholic has already played their next game (against Lutheran-Northeast), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Newman Grove/St. Edward will welcome Chambers/Wheeler Central at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Newman Grove/St. Edward is facing Chambers/Wheeler Central at the right time seeing as Chambers/Wheeler Central is stuck on a three-game losing streak.