Having just played yesterday, the Moore Catholic Mavericks will head out on the road to face off against the St. Edmund Prep Eagles at 6:30 p.m. on December 18th. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Moore Catholic has five straight victories, St. Edmund Prep has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Moore Catholic has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four matchups by 23 points or more this season. They put the hurt on St. John the Baptist with a sharp 63-40 win on Sunday.
Brianna Caliri continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double on 21 points and 13 rebounds. Those 13 rebounds set a new season-high mark for her. Another player making a difference was Mackenzie Felci, who scored seven points along with seven rebounds and five blocks.
Meanwhile, St. Edmund Prep was beaten by St. Joseph Hill Academy 78-27 on Thursday. While losing is never fun, St. Edmund Prep can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 108th, while St. Joseph Hill Academy is ranked 30th).
Moore Catholic's victory bumped their record up to 5-0. As for St. Edmund Prep, they bumped their record down to 4-4 with that loss, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Everything came up roses for Moore Catholic against St. Edmund Prep in their previous meeting back in January as the team secured a 66-30 victory. With Moore Catholic ahead 34-13 at the half, the match was all but over already.
