The Bloomington Central Catholic Saints had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 24.8 points), and they went ahead and made it five on Saturday. They came out on top against Quincy Notre Dame by a score of 71-64. The win was all the more spectacular given Bloomington Central Catholic's disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 67th, while Quincy Notre Dame is ranked 13th).
Leading Bloomington Central Catholic to victory were Cate Uhren and Lauren Emm. Uhren scored 23 points along with eight assists and two steals, while Emm dropped a double-double on 28 points and ten rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Emm has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Logan Shanks, who scored eight points along with three steals.
Bloomington Central Catholic has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-5 record this season. As for Quincy Notre Dame, their loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 20-3.
Bloomington Central Catholic will be playing in front of their home fans against Paxton-Buckley-Loda at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Paxton-Buckley-Loda is hoping to put an end to an eight-game streak of away losses. As for Quincy Notre Dame, they will head out on the road to take on Rushville-Industry at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Rushville-Industry is coming into the game on a five-game losing streak.
