The Archangels Catholic Defenders will head out to take on the Pierce Bluejays at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Archangels Catholic is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Burwell to the tune of 73-32 on Saturday. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Defenders considering their 22-point performance the matchup before.
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Pierce on Tuesday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew Lakeview out of the water with a 51-20 final score. The Bluejays pushed the score to 38-12 by the end of the third, a deficit the Vikings had little chance of recovering from.
Pierce's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-3. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 21.0 points per game. As for Archangels Catholic, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season.
Archangels Catholic came up short against Pierce when the teams last played back in January of 2024, falling 33-20. Can Archangels Catholic avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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