Basketball Recap: Wildwood Catholic Falls Short Against Ranked Manasquan

On Sunday, Wildwood Catholic faced Manasquan in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Wildwood Catholic Crusaders fell 42-33 to the Manasquan Warriors. The contest marked the Crusaders' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.

Wildwood Catholic lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Lola McGonigle, who posted ten points along with six assists and five rebounds. Anastasia Bowman was another key player, putting up ten points and five boards.

Wildwood Catholic's defeat dropped their record down to 19-4. As for Manasquan, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-3 record this season.

Wildwood Catholic has already played their next contest, a 66-25 win against Cape May County Tech on the 12th. As for Manasquan, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Marlboro at 4:00 p.m. on February 18th.