Basketball Recap: Knoxville Catholic Fighting Irish vs. Gatlinburg-Pittman Highlanders
After having lost a blowout in their previous game against McMinn Central, Knoxville Catholic was happy to have turned things around on Saturday. They took down the Gatlinburg-Pittman Highlanders 58-44. The Fighting Irish's offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Amaya Redd continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double on 24 points and 12 rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of Knoxville Catholic's points. Maggie Frana was another key player, earning nine points along with seven rebounds and five assists.
Knoxville Catholic smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in six consecutive contests.
Gatlinburg-Pittman lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Maliyah Glasper, who went 7 for 16 en route to 17 points plus four steals. Another player making a difference was Chloe Mejias, who went 5 for 10 en route to 11 points plus six rebounds.
Knoxville Catholic's record is now 5-1. As for Gatlinburg-Pittman, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-2.
Knoxville Catholic will host Bradley Central at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Bradley Central's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season. Gatlinburg-Pittman has already played their next game (against Knoxville Catholic), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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