Max Hammond
| 02/07/25 vs Battle Creek | 16 |
| 02/04/25 vs Boone Central | 16 |
| 01/31/25 @ Archangels Catholic | 18 |
| 01/28/25 vs O'Neill | 26 |
| 01/24/25 vs Lutheran-Northeast | 16 |
| + 4 more games |
If Battle Creek wanted to avenge their loss from the last time they played Norfolk Catholic, they should've done a better job of containing Max Hammond. The Norfolk Catholic Knights simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat the Battle Creek Braves 76-44 thanks in part to Hammond, who went 7 for 11 to rack up 16 points along with five boards and three steals. The game was his ninth in a row with at least 16 points.
The team also got some help courtesy of Leighton Burbach, who posted eight points. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in points.
Norfolk Catholic is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.7 points over those games. As for Battle Creek, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-11 record this season.
Norfolk Catholic has already played their next game, a 62-47 victory against Guardian Angels Central Catholic on the 8th. As for Battle Creek, they will square off against Cedar Catholic at 7:45 p.m. on Thursday.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
