Preview: Princeton Vikings vs. Mount Notre Dame
The Princeton Vikings's road trip will continue as they head out to face Mount Notre Dame at 7:00 p.m. on March 5th. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Princeton walked away with it. Everything went their way against the Knights on Saturday as they made off with a 59-39 win. Given Princeton's advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked ninth, while Kings is ranked 47th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Mount Notre Dame waltzed into their matchup on Saturday with eight straight wins but they left with nine. They put the hurt on Wayne with a sharp 62-40 win. Mount Notre Dame pushed the score to 47-27 by the end of the third, a deficit Wayne had little chance of recovering from.
Laila Harrison continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double on 25 points and ten rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points she has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Mia Veith, who scored 16 points along with five rebounds.
Princeton's victory bumped their record up to 23-3. As for Mount Notre Dame, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 23-3 record this season.
Princeton was able to grind out a solid victory over Mount Notre Dame when the teams last played back in December of 2023, winning 64-55. The rematch might be a little tougher for Princeton since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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