Steeleville hasn't had much luck against Gibault Catholic recently, but that could start to change on Saturday. The Steeleville Warriors will venture away from home to challenge the Gibault Catholic Hawks at 2:00 p.m.
On Thursday, Steeleville ended up a good deal behind Marissa/Coulterville and lost 52-35. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 534th, while the Meteors are ranked 239th).
Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led Gibault Catholic over Dupo in every quarter on their way to victory on Thursday. Gibault Catholic enjoyed a cozy 43-27 win over Dupo. The victory continues a trend for the Hawks in their matchups with the Tigers: they've now won three in a row.
Steeleville better keep an eye on Kamille Grohmann. She was instrumental in Gibault Catholic's win, dropping a triple-double with 21 points, 13 rebounds, and 13 steals. Those 13 steals gave Grohmann a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Karmon Grohmann, who dropped a double-double with ten points and 12 boards.
Steeleville's loss dropped their record down to 9-17. As for Gibault Catholic, the win got them back to even at 13-13.
Steeleville came out on top in a nail-biter against Gibault Catholic when the teams last played back in January, sneaking past 40-37. The rematch might be a little tougher for Steeleville since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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