Berlin has won four straight games at home, while Northwest Catholic has won four straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Thursday. The Berlin Redcoats will welcome the Northwest Catholic Lions at 6:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Monday, Berlin got the win against Edwin O. Smith by a conclusive 56-36. Given the Redcoats' advantage in MaxPreps' Connecticut basketball rankings (they are ranked 13th, while the Panthers are ranked 75th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
| 01/13/25 @ Edwin O. Smith | 19 |
| 01/10/25 @ Wethersfield | 8 |
| 01/06/25 vs Newington | 21 |
| 01/03/25 vs Glastonbury | 26 |
| 12/30/24 @ Bethel | 13 |
Berlin's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Katie Litwinko, who went 8 for 19 on her way to 19 points and five assists. With that strong performance, Litwinko is now averaging an impressive 15.2 points per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Ava Desmarais, who went 6 of 11 on her way to 16 points.
Litwinko wasn't the only one working in the assists department: Berlin was working as a unit and finished the game with 19 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Northwest Catholic hadn't done well against Simsbury recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Monday. Everything went Northwest Catholic's way against Simsbury as Northwest Catholic made off with a 55-33 win.
Northwest Catholic's victory bumped their record up to 12-0. As for Berlin, their win bumped their record up to 8-2.
Berlin was able to grind out a solid victory over Northwest Catholic in their previous matchup back in January of 2022, winning 41-32. Will Berlin repeat their success, or does Northwest Catholic have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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