The Northview Knights will take on the Cathedral Fighting Irish at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. Northview is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last 16 games.
Northview is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They took down Owen Valley 58-41. Given the Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 62nd, while the Patriots are ranked 204th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Cathedral won against Purdue Polytechnic on Saturday with 64 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Saturday. Cathedral simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Purdue Poly Englewood 64-34. The Fighting Irish have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 games by 20 points or more this season.
Northview better focus on containing Tianna Guy and Caroline Wiggins as the pair were huge in Cathedral's win. Guy went 9 for 16 on her way to 22 points and six boards, while Wiggins dropped a double-double with 13 points and ten rebounds. Those 22 points gave Guy a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Jaeda Wilson, who posted 11 points and five boards.
Cathedral has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-9 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.9 points over those games. As for Northview, their record is now 20-6.
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