Having just played yesterday, the Central Catholic Buttons will jump right back in to play the Marshall Rams at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Central Catholic is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 81 points on Thursday, they were much more limited against Marcus on Friday. They were beaten by the Marauders 60-24. The matchup marked the Buttons' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Meanwhile, a win for Marshall just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were dealt a 93-50 loss at the hands of Antonian Prep. While losing is never fun, the Rams can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 693rd, while the Apaches are ranked 22nd).
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Jai Lopez, who scored nine points in addition to six rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Tayvion Nelson, who posted eight points along with ten rebounds.
Marshall's defeat dropped their record down to 8-10. As for Central Catholic, the loss snapped their winning streak at six games and leaves them with a 13-3 record.
Central Catholic came up short against Marshall when the teams last played back in December of 2016, falling 51-38. Can Central Catholic avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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