On Thursday, Archbishop Carroll faced Cardinal O'Hara in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Archbishop Carroll Patriots snuck past the Cardinal O'Hara Lions with a 45-41 victory. The score was all tied up 21-21 at the break, but the Patriots were the better team in the second half.
Archbishop Carroll's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Alexis Eberz, who posted 17 points. Another player making a difference was Abigail Mcfillin, who had 14 points.
Archbishop Carroll has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-8 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.9 points per game. As for Cardinal O'Hara, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 12-7.
Archbishop Carroll will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Lansdale Catholic at 6:00 p.m. Lansdale Catholic will roll in looking for their eighth straight win, something Archbishop Carroll surely won't give up without a fight. Cardinal O'Hara has already played their next game (against Caravel), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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