The Laurel-Concord-Coleridge Bears will face off against the Archbishop Bergan Knights at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Laurel-Concord-Coleridge's tournament run continued when they took on Pierce on Monday. Laurel-Concord-Coleridge fell just short of Pierce by a score of 53-51. The Bears have struggled against the Bluejays recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Archbishop Bergan). They put the hurt on Osceola with a sharp 62-42 victory on Saturday. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Knights considering their 15-point performance the game before.
Archbishop Bergan's win came from a few key players Laurel-Concord-Coleridge will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Mia Cortes, who went 7 of 16 en route to 16 points along with seven assists and six steals. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Peyton Langhorst, who went 5 of 8 en route to 10 points along with six boards and four steals.
Archbishop Bergan was working as a unit and finished the game with 16 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Archbishop Bergan moved to 3-4 with that win, which also ended their three-game losing streak. As for Laurel-Concord-Coleridge, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-4.
Laurel-Concord-Coleridge came up short against Archbishop Bergan when the teams last played back in December of 2023, falling 39-28. Can Laurel-Concord-Coleridge avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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