For some reason, the away team has come away with the win the last four times Gross Catholic and Mount Michael Benedictine have met, but the home crowd finally got their W on Tuesday. The Cougars were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 49-48 to the Knights. The loss was the Cougars' first of the season.
Ty Heilig
| 12/23/25 @ Mount Michael Benedictine | 56% |
| 12/16/25 vs Pius X | 50% |
| 12/13/25 vs Platteview | 47% |
| 12/12/25 vs Boys Town | 25% |
| 12/11/25 vs Brownell Talbot | 40% |
| + 2 more games |
Gross Catholic lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Ty Heilig, who went 5-for-9 to rack up 12 points in addition to eight boards and five assists. Thanks to that strong game, he now owns an excellent 45.3% field goal percentage. Another player making a difference was Deng Keer, who shot 78% from the field en route to 16 points and eight rebounds.
Mount Michael Benedictine's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Paxton Theis, who went 5-for-8 on his way to 11 points. Noah Stricklett also deserves some recognition as he posted his first block of the season.
Having lost for the first time this season, Gross Catholic fell to 6-1. As for Mount Michael Benedictine, they pushed their record up to 5-1 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home.
Gross Catholic has already played their next matchup, a 42-33 defeat against Douglas County West on the 30th. As for Mount Michael Benedictine, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 74-60 loss against Wahoo on the 29th.
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