Basketball Recap: Coldin Parker Leads a Balanced Attack to Beat Central Catholic

Mustangs

Margin (Wins)

01/31/25 vs Sierra	50
01/04/25 @ East Union	49
01/08/25 @ Patterson	40
11/22/24 vs Deer Valley	37
02/05/25 vs Patterson	36

After losing to Central Catholic the last time they met, Mountain House decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. Everything went the Mountain House Mustangs' way against the Central Catholic Raiders on Friday as the Mountain House Mustangs made off with a 74-48 win. The Mustangs have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten matchups by 20 points or more this season.

Mountain House's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Coldin Parker, who posted 21 points and eight boards. Parker continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Jordan Williams was another key player, dropping a double-double on 20 points and 11 rebounds.

When it comes to explaining why Central Catholic lost, don't look at Manjot Mann. Despite the final result, he went 9 of 16 on his way to 21 points and six boards. Those 21 points gave Mann a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Brendan Carter, who had seven points and five rebounds.

Mountain House has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-10 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.8 points over those games. As for Central Catholic, their defeat was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 9-1 and their overall record down to 15-11.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Mountain House will square off against East Union at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. One thing working in Mountain House's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last ten contests. As for Central Catholic, they will host Manteca at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Central Catholic is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 55.5 points per game this season.