The Knoxville Catholic Fighting Irish came tearing into Friday's contest with eight straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 17.9 points) and they left with even more momentum. They enjoyed a cozy 55-37 victory over Harpeth Hall. Given Knoxville Catholic's advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked sixth, while Harpeth Hall is ranked 60th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Sydney Mains was her usual excellent self, scoring 30 points along with seven rebounds and six steals. She hasn't dropped below two steals for nine straight games. Caroline Krueger was another key contributor, scoring ten points along with three steals.
Knoxville Catholic is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 25-5 record this season. As for Harpeth Hall, their loss ended a seven-game streak of away wins and brought them to 19-11.
Knoxville Catholic will square off against Christ Presbyterian Academy at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. Christ Presbyterian Academy has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last four games. Harpeth Hall does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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