The Cathedral Fighting Irish will be playing in front of their home fans against the Mooresville Pioneers at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Cathedral will be strutting in after a win while Mooresville will be coming in after a defeat.
Cathedral took a loss when they played away from home on Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 55-32 margin over Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Fighting Irish have posted since January 9th.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Cathedral to victory, but perhaps none more so than Precious Anuka, who went 5 for 9 en route to 11 points plus four steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Tianna Guy, who had nine points plus three steals.
Meanwhile, Mooresville lost to Columbus North at home by a 50-31 margin on Tuesday. The loss was the Pioneers' first of the season.
Despite their loss, Mooresville saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Randee Garringer, who earned ten points in addition to eight rebounds and three blocks, was perhaps the best of all. Another player making a difference was Addi Vanwanzeele, who scored nine points.
Mooresville's defeat ended a nine-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 2-1. As for Cathedral, the win got them back to even at 1-1.
Cathedral lost to Mooresville at home by a decisive 43-24 margin in their previous meeting back in November of 2023. Thankfully for Cathedral, Rachel Harshman (who dropped a double-double on 18 points and 11 rebounds) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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