There's no place like home for Catholic Central, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Thursday. They managed a 46-41 victory over the Frontier Cougars on Saturday. For the Crusaders, this counts as revenge for the 50-44 win the Cougars walked away with the last time they faced one another back in February of 2024.
Frontier's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Willow Smitley, who went 8 of 14 en route to 19 points and eight rebounds. The dominant performance gave Smitley a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Kelsey Dye, who posted six points and six boards.
Catholic Central is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-7 record this season. As for Frontier, they have also been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 11-6 record this season.
Catholic Central didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 64-37 victory against Toronto on the 3rd. As for Frontier, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Caldwell at 7:00 p.m. on February 12th.
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