Kolbe-Cathedral is 1-9 against Notre Dame Catholic since February of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Kolbe-Cathedral Cougars will be playing at home against the Notre Dame Catholic Lancers at 7:00 p.m. Kolbe-Cathedral is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last six games.
Last Monday, Kolbe-Cathedral faced Pomperaug in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Kolbe-Cathedral snuck past Pomperaug with a 65-60 victory. That's two games straight that Kolbe-Cathedral has won by exactly five points.
Meanwhile, Notre Dame Catholic had just enough and edged Joel Barlow out 41-38 on Tuesday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win Notre Dame Catholic has posted against Joel Barlow since January 19, 2016.
Madison Gibbs continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double on 16 points and 15 rebounds. She has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last seven times she's played. Niah Africot was another key contributor, dropping a double-double on ten points and 11 rebounds.
Kolbe-Cathedral is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season. As for Notre Dame Catholic, their win bumped their record up to 5-13.
Things could have been worse for Kolbe-Cathedral, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 62-47 loss to Notre Dame Catholic in their previous meeting back in January of 2023. Will Kolbe-Cathedral have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
