Gibault Catholic was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They came up short against the Waterloo Bulldogs, falling 66-45. While losing is never fun, the Hawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 466th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 84th).
Alex Stell was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double with 28 points and 14 boards for Waterloo. Stell is also on a roll when it comes to blocks, as he's now posted two or more in each of the last six games he's played. Another player making a difference was Max Oswald, who went 5-for-11 en route to 11 points.
Gibault Catholic's defeat dropped their record down to 8-21. As for Waterloo, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 21-9.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Gibault Catholic will welcome Marquette Catholic at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. We've got a battle between Bulldogs coming up. Waterloo is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 53.8 points per game this season.
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