The California Trojans's game last Saturday was a tough loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 72-46 margin over Geibel Catholic. That looming 72-46 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for California yet this season.
Vincent Manzella was his usual excellent self, scoring 23 points along with six assists and six rebounds. He has been hot recently, having posted 15 or more points the last five times he's played. Jacob Ziolecki was another key contributor, scoring ten points along with five rebounds and three steals.
Geibel Catholic's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Tommy Kolencik, who scored 18 points along with six blocks and five rebounds, and Gary Tarbuk who scored 18 points along with two steals. That was a full 39.1% of Geibel Catholic's points, marking the fourth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Even though they lost, Geibel Catholic were working as a unit and finished the game with 16 assists. This was only their 12th loss (out of 13 games) when they've passed the ball that well.
California has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 7-14 record this season. As for Geibel Catholic, they dropped their record down to 1-20 with that loss, which was their ninth straight at home.
California will take on Monessen at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Monessen will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something California surely won't give up without a fight. As for Geibel Catholic, they will head out on the road to take on Jefferson-Morgan at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Geibel Catholic is facing Jefferson-Morgan at the right time seeing as Jefferson-Morgan is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
