The Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cougars and the Archbishop Spalding Cavaliers will compete for holiday cheer at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Our Lady of Mount Carmel is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 56.5 points per game this season.
Our Lady of Mount Carmel took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Monday. They secured a 53-48 W over Pallotti. While the Cougars didn't have the best season last year (they finished 11-15), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Our Lady of Mount Carmel can attribute much of their success to Kiersten Rurka, who went 6 of 15 en route to 19 points and five rebounds, and Jaylah King, who posted 13 points along with five rebounds and four steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Shayla Garnett, who put up six points.
Meanwhile, Archbishop Spalding hadn't done well against Pallotti recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Wednesday. Archbishop Spalding narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Pallotti 37-34.
Archbishop Spalding's victory ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-6. As for Our Lady of Mount Carmel, their win bumped their record up to 6-4.
Our Lady of Mount Carmel came up short against Archbishop Spalding when the teams last played back in January, falling 64-53. Can Our Lady of Mount Carmel avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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