Fisher Catholic has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will face off against the Newark Catholic Green Wave at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Fisher Catholic had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They came out on top against the Blue Devils by a score of 41-31.
Meanwhile, Newark Catholic put the finishing touches on their 13th blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Mt. Gilead as Newark Catholic made off with a 51-25 win. Newark Catholic's victory was nothing new given the team hasn't lost yet this season.
Newark Catholic can attribute much of their success to Kylie Gibson, who scored 15 points along with seven steals, and Sophie Chard peloquin, who scored 14 points along with eight rebounds and seven assists. It was the first time this season that Chard peloquin pulled down eight or more rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Fini Kaiser, who scored ten points.
Fisher Catholic pushed their record up to 22-3 with that win, which was their seventh straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.0 points per game. As for Newark Catholic, their victory bumped their record up to 23-0.
Fisher Catholic came up short against Newark Catholic when the teams last played back in December of 2023, falling 56-52. Can Fisher Catholic avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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