Basketball Recap: Scotus Wins High-Profile Game Against Battle Creek

On Friday, Scotus faced Battle Creek in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Scotus Shamrocks enjoyed a cozy 50-36 victory over the Battle Creek Braves. The Shamrocks have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Braves, too.

Battle Creek lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Jaidan Wehrle, who posted seven points and 11 rebounds. Another player making a difference was Mckailey Holecek, who scored eight points.

Shamrocks

Previous 2 Games

01/17/25 vs Battle Creek	50-36
01/14/25 vs Norfolk Catholic	53-35

The win made it two in a row for Scotus and bumps their season record up to 11-2. As for Battle Creek, they moved to 11-4 with that defeat, which also ended their three-game winning streak.

Scotus wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 55-53 loss against North Bend Central on the 21st. Battle Creek has also already played their next contest, a 49-47 defeat against Guardian Angels Central Catholic on the 21st.