The Charleston Catholic Irish will take on the Nitro Wildcats at 8:00 p.m. on Monday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Charleston Catholic is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They fell to Scott 77-72. The Irish have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Nitro's strategy against Lincoln County on Saturday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Nitro blew Lincoln County out of the water with an 84-39 final score. The Wildcats have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five contests by 28 points or more this season.
Charleston Catholic better keep an eye on Ashton Crouch. He was instrumental in Nitro's win, almost dropping a double-double on 16 points and nine rebounds. The game was Crouch's fourth in a row with at least 15 points. Another player making a difference was Ty Stephens 6'1 165Lbs, who went 5 for 10 to rack up 14 points.
Nitro smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 26 offensive boards. That's the most offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Charleston Catholic's loss dropped their record down to 7-9. As for Nitro, their win bumped their record up to 11-4.
Charleston Catholic couldn't quite finish off Nitro in their previous matchup back in December of 2016 and fell 66-64. Can Charleston Catholic avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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