Metro-East Lutheran was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They were beaten by the Father McGivney Catholic Griffins 61-12. Sadly, that's the second time they've come up short against the Knights this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 49-21 back in December of 2024.
Isabelle McLeod was Metro-East Lutheran's leading scorer, having posted four points. Emily Kober held things down on the boards with six rebounds.
Father McGivney Catholic was led to victory by Peyton Ellis and Izzie Venarsky. Ellis went 6 for 8 en route to 14 points in addition to five boards and three steals, while Venarsky went 6 of 7 on her way to 13 points. Venarsky has been hot, having also posted two or more steals the last six times she's played. Another player making a difference was Zoe Oller, who posted ten points.
Metro-East Lutheran's defeat dropped their record down to 2-21. As for Father McGivney Catholic, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-9 record this season.
Metro-East Lutheran will be taking part in a tournament against Beardstown at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Metro-East Lutheran is facing Beardstown at the right time seeing as Beardstown is stuck on a six-game losing streak. Father McGivney Catholic has already played their next contest (against Sandoval), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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