The Lourdes Catholic Warriors will head out on the road to face off against the Ray Bearcats at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Lourdes Catholic will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Arizona Rankings (they are ranked 277th, while Ray is ranked 115th).
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 69-41, which was the final score in Lourdes Catholic's tilt against Valley Union on Monday. Lourdes Catholic has not had much luck with Valley Union recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Meanwhile, Ray had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 30.5 points), and they went ahead and made it seven on Tuesday. They claimed a resounding 58-30 victory over Arizona School for the Deaf & Blind on the road. The result was nothing new for Ray, who have now won seven contests by 28 points or more so far this season.
Ray's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Chris Curiel, who scored 13 points. Jhett Young was another key contributor, scoring 12 points.
Lourdes Catholic's loss dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Ray, their win was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-1.
Lourdes Catholic was taken down by Ray 76-42 in their previous meeting on Thursday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Ray's Joseph Morales, who scored 20 points. Now that Lourdes Catholic knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
