Aurora is 0-8 against Grand Island Central Catholic since January of 2018 but things could change on Tuesday. The Aurora Huskies will challenge the Grand Island Central Catholic Crusaders at 7:30 p.m. Aurora will be strutting in after a win while Grand Island Central Catholic will be coming in after a defeat.
Aurora is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Schuyler: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Aurora blew Schuyler out of the water with a 59-30 final score.
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 28-28 at halftime, Grand Island Central Catholic was not quite Bishop Neumann's equal in the second half on Tuesday. They took a 55-40 bruising from the Cavaliers. The Crusaders haven't had much luck with the Cavaliers recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Aurora will have to contain Anna Tibbetts as she made an impact in Grand Island Central Catholic's last game. She went 6 of 12 on her way to 21 points in addition to five boards and four steals. The dominant performance gave Tibbetts a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Bryndal Moody, who posted 12 points and five rebounds.
Grand Island Central Catholic's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-7. As for Aurora, their victory bumped their record up to 8-9.
Aurora lost to Grand Island Central Catholic on the road by a decisive 37-23 margin when the teams last played back in February of 2024. Can Aurora avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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