With a playoff win on the line, Cedar Catholic rose to the challenge on Wednesday. They blew past the Southwest Roughriders 54-27. The win was nothing new for the Trojans as they're now sitting on four straight.
Katelyn Arens
| 03/05/25 vs Southwest | 17 |
| 02/18/25 vs Wausa | 16 |
| 01/09/25 vs Laurel-Concord-Coleridge | 15 |
| 02/20/25 vs Bloomfield | 14 |
| 12/17/24 @ Crofton | 14 |
Cedar Catholic can attribute much of their success to Katelyn Arens, who went 8-for-14 to rack up 17 points in addition to eight rebounds and three steals. The dominant performance gave Arens a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Savannah Pick, who posted ten points.
Cedar Catholic smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive rebounds. They are 9-1 when they hit their own glass that hard.
Atleigh Nelms and Anastasia Gallegos certainly did their best on Wednesday to avoid the loss. Nelms earned six points, while Gallegos put up four points. Nelms is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in each of the last six games she's played. Anikka Nelms also deserves some recognition as she grabbed her first steal of the season.
Cedar Catholic's victory bumped their record up to 16-11. As for Southwest, with the defeat, they broke their 22-game winning streak and moved their record to 23-2.
Cedar Catholic didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 54-49 loss against Elm Creek on the 7th. Southwest does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
