Basketball Recap: Father McGivney Catholic Griffins vs. Metro-East Lutheran Knights
Father McGivney Catholic lost against Metro-East Lutheran back in February, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Father McGivney Catholic Griffins took a 69-64 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Metro-East Lutheran Knights. The Griffins have struggled against the Knights recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Father McGivney Catholic lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being David Carroll, who went 6 for 12 en route to 19 points plus seven rebounds. Carroll is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for three straight games. Another player making a difference was Tyler Jacobs, who had 12 points.
Thijson Heard had a dynamite game for Metro-East Lutheran, going 9 for 12 from beyond the arc en route to 39 points. The dominant performance gave Heard a new career-high in threes. Junior Brown was another key player, posting 11 points.
Father McGivney Catholic's loss dropped their record down to 4-2. As for Metro-East Lutheran, their victory bumped their record up to 2-0.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Father McGivney Catholic will challenge Althoff Catholic at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Father McGivney Catholic is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 63.6 points per game this season. As for Metro-East Lutheran, they will face off against Christ Our Rock Lutheran at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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