The South Bend St. Joseph Huskies are taking a road trip to square off against the Caston Comets at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Back in December of 2024, everything went South Bend St. Joseph's way against Knox as South Bend St. Joseph made off with a 57-35 win. Given the Huskies' advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 134th, while the Redskins are ranked 299th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
| 12/16/24 vs Knox | 4 |
| 12/13/24 vs South Bend Adams | 3 |
| 12/11/24 @ Marquette Catholic | 3 |
| 12/10/24 vs NorthWood | 3 |
| 12/06/24 @ Mishawaka Marian | 2 |
South Bend St. Joseph relied on the efforts of Trinity Parker, who went 9 of 14 en route to 20 points and three steals, and Kayla Woods, who posted nine points along with seven boards and six assists. Woods has been hot for a while, having also posted two or more steals the last nine times she's played. Kenadie Schrock was another key player, putting up six points along with six boards and five assists.
They weren't the only one working in the assists department: South Bend St. Joseph was working as a unit and finished the game with 19 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Caston, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Saturday. They came out on top against Triton by a score of 56-48 on Saturday.
Caston's win came from a few key players South Bend St. Joseph will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Madisyn Douglass, who had 27 points in addition to five boards and four steals. That makes it 12 consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of Caston's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Grace Colvin, who put up 14 points along with six rebounds and five assists.
South Bend St. Joseph is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. As for Caston, their record is now 6-9.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: South Bend St. Joseph has crashing the boards this season, having averaged 24 boards per game. However, it's not like Caston struggles in that department as they've been averaging 27.5 rebounds. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
