O'Neill hasn't had much luck against Crofton recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The O'Neill Eagles will venture away from home to challenge the Crofton Warriors. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as O'Neill comes in on four and Crofton on ten.
O'Neill is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing North Central: they outscored them in every quarter. O'Neill strolled past North Central with points to spare on Saturday, taking the game 58-39.
| 12/28/24 vs North Central | 31 |
| 12/27/24 vs St. Paul | 19 |
| 12/21/24 vs Wayne | 17 |
| 12/19/24 vs Summerland [Clearwater/Ewing/Orchard] | 20 |
Hannah Hilker continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, going 7 for 13 from beyond the arc on her way to 31 points in addition to six rebounds and six steals. Her afternoon made it four games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Olivia Young, who posted seven points and five steals.
Meanwhile, Crofton faced West Point-Beemer in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Monday. Crofton wrapped up 2024 with a 53-39 win over West Point-Beemer. 53 seems to be a good number for the Warriors as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of points in their previous game.
Crofton's win was their 15th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-0. As for O'Neill, they now have a winning record of 5-4.
O'Neill was taken down by Crofton 77-40 in their previous matchup back in January. Can O'Neill avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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