The Neumann-Goretti Saints will challenge Audenried at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Neumann-Goretti sitting on 11 straight wins and Audenried on four.
Neumann-Goretti is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Pennsylvania's top teams: Archbishop Carroll, who was ranked 18th at the time (Neumann-Goretti was ranked second). Neumann-Goretti came out on top against Archbishop Carroll by a score of 50-43 on Sunday.
Neumann-Goretti's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Carryn Easley, who posted 16 points and five boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Amya Scott, who earned 13 points along with five assists and five rebounds.
Imhotep Charter typically has all the answers at home, but on Sunday Audenried proved too difficult a challenge. They walked away with a 65-52 victory over the Panthers.
Neumann-Goretti better keep an eye on Shayla Smith. She was instrumental in Audenried's win, putting up 35 points. That makes it six consecutive games in which Smith has scored at least a third of Audenried's points. Another player making a difference was Senaya Parker, who scored 17 points.
Neumann-Goretti's win bumped their record up to 21-3. As for Audenried, their victory bumped their record up to 19-7.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as the two teams are some of the highest-scoring teams around. Neumann-Goretti hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 66.4 points per game. However, it's not like Audenried struggles in that department as they've been averaging 67.5 points. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can put up more Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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