Catholic Central piles up the points against Cohoes

By Team Reports Jan 8, 2024, 1:30pm

Recap: Catholic Central Crusaders vs. Cohoes Tigers

The Catholic Central Crusaders have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven matchups by 20 points or more this season. They really took it to Cohoes for the full four quarters, racking up a 72-36 win on the road. The victory was familiar territory for Catholic Central who now have eight in a row.

Darien Moore continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double on 35 points and 16 rebounds. The contest was his ninth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Qwameik Smith, who dropped a double-double on ten points and 11 rebounds.

Catholic Central's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-1. They've been dominating during the games in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 25.67 points. As for Cohoes, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-6.

Catholic Central will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Cobleskill-Richmondville at 6:30 p.m. Cobleskill-Richmondville will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps New York Rankings (they are ranked 658th, while Catholic Central is ranked eighth). As for Cohoes, they will head out on the road to face off against Mohonasen at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Mohonasen is coming into the contest on a three-game losing streak.