The Bloomington Central Catholic Saints entered their tilt with the St. Joseph-Ogden Spartans with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. Bloomington Central Catholic put the hurt on St. Joseph-Ogden with a sharp 77-52 win on Thursday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory Bloomington Central Catholic has posted since December 5, 2023.
Leading Bloomington Central Catholic to victory were Cate Uhren and Lauren Emm. Uhren scored 18 points along with eight assists and five rebounds, while Emm scored 22 points along with eight rebounds and three steals. Emm has been hot recently, having posted 15 or more points the last three times she's played. Logan Shanks was another key contributor, scoring 12 points along with two steals.
Bloomington Central Catholic is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-5 record this season. As for St. Joseph-Ogden, their defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-9.
Bloomington Central Catholic will face off against PORTA/Ashland-Chandlerville Central at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. PORTA/Ashland-Chandlerville Central will be looking to extend their current nine-game winning streak. As for St. Joseph-Ogden, they will head out on the road to square off against Rantoul at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Rantoul will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Illinois Rankings (they are ranked 593rd, while St. Joseph-Ogden is ranked 185th).
