The Santa Fe Catholic Hawks and the NSU University Sharks will compete for holiday cheer at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
On Monday, Santa Fe Catholic was beaten by Ridge Community 52-18. The defeat continues a trend for the Hawks in their matchups with the Bolts: they've now lost three in a row.
Sofia Hernandez was Santa Fe Catholic's leading scorer, having posted 11 points. Sasha Lawson held things down on the boards with six rebounds.
Meanwhile, NSU University came tearing into Friday's game with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 28.8 points) and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with a 52-41 win over the Mavericks. While the Sharks didn't have the best season last year (they finished 10-14), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
NSU University found their leader in sophomore Tatum Billie, who almost dropped a double-double on 16 points and nine rebounds. Billie's evening made it six games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Laly Luque, who posted 12 points and seven rebounds.
NSU University smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 13 offensive boards in three consecutive matchups.
Santa Fe Catholic's loss dropped their record down to 5-5. As for NSU University, their victory bumped their record up to 6-1.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Santa Fe Catholic has been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 23.1 rebounds per game. However, it's not like NSU University struggles in that department as they've been averaging 26.1 boards. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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