Metro-East Lutheran is 1-9 against Father McGivney Catholic since February of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Metro-East Lutheran Knights will take on the Father McGivney Catholic Griffins in a holiday battle at at 7:30 p.m.
Metro-East Lutheran is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Marquette Catholic on Thursday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Metro-East Lutheran was beaten by Marquette Catholic 60-9. The contest marked the Knights' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
They got a good chunk of their points from the dynamic duo of Alexa Stock and Isabelle McLeod, who each put up three points. Taylor Maack held things down on the boards with five rebounds.
Meanwhile, Father McGivney Catholic entered their tilt with Granite City on Saturday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They blew past the Warriors 45-21. The Griffins have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won three matchups by 24 points or more this season.
Father McGivney Catholic is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 25.2 points per game. As for Metro-East Lutheran, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-7.
Metro-East Lutheran was dealt a bruising 60-13 loss at the hands of Father McGivney Catholic in their previous matchup back in January. Can Metro-East Lutheran avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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