Basketball Recap: Geibel Catholic Beats Mapletown for Their 12th Straight Victory

Gators

Margin (Wins)

12/06/24 vs Steel Valley	51
12/02/24 @ Southmoreland	44
11/30/24 vs Carmichaels	42
12/10/24 @ Ligonier Valley	38
01/10/25 vs Mapletown	37

Geibel Catholic had already won 11 in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 21.3 points) and they went ahead and made it 12 on Thursday. They breezed by the Mapletown Maples to the tune of 50-16. The Gators have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 13 matches by 20 points or more this season.

Geibel Catholic was led to victory by Emma Larkin and Mallory Clemmer. Larkin went 10 of 20 on her way to 26 points, while Clemmer went 6 for 12 en route to 16 points in addition to six boards and five blocks. Larkin's evening made it nine games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Janiah Darnell, who posted four points along with 13 rebounds and four steals.

Geibel Catholic smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 15 offensive rebounds in three consecutive games.

Geibel Catholic's win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 19-1. As for Mapletown, they are on an eight-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-15.

Geibel Catholic has already played their next contest (against Monessen), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Mapletown has also has no score uploaded for their next matchup, this one against Clairton.