Father McGivney Catholic has won three straight games at home, while Althoff Catholic has won three straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. The Father McGivney Catholic Griffins will welcome the Althoff Catholic Crusaders at 7:30 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Father McGivney Catholic got their first taste of in-conference action this week and they started things off strong. They came out on top against Maryville Christian by a score of 45-35 on Tuesday. The score was all tied up 16-16 at the break, but the Griffins were the better team in the second half.
Father McGivney Catholic's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Chase Jansen led the charge by almost dropping a double-double on 15 points and nine boards. Another player making a difference was Owen Kolesa, who went 5 for 7 on his way to 11 points.
Meanwhile, everything went Althoff Catholic's way against Metro-East Lutheran on Tuesday as Althoff Catholic made off with a 72-49 victory. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 45-21.
Father McGivney Catholic is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-8 record this season. As for Althoff Catholic, their win bumped their record up to 14-4.
Father McGivney Catholic took a serious blow against Althoff Catholic when the teams last played back in December of 2024, falling 69-28. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Father McGivney Catholic was down 49-11.
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