On Monday, the Cathedral Fighting Irish faced the Indianapolis Crispus Attucks Tigers in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Cathedral fell just short of Indianapolis Crispus Attucks by a score of 71-68. Cathedral's loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
When it comes to explaining why Cathedral lost, one person who can't be blamed is Brady Koehler. Despite the final result, he scored 27 points along with eight rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Anthony Fields, who scored 13 points along with two steals.
Indianapolis Crispus Attucks' win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Dezmon Briscoe, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 11 rebounds. Briscoe is absolutely dominating the rebound category: he's posted at least eight every time he's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Mason Lewis, who scored 13 points along with six assists and six rebounds.
Cathedral's loss dropped their record down to 13-2. As for Indianapolis Crispus Attucks, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-3 record this season.
Cathedral will be playing in front of their home fans against Varsity Opponent at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Indianapolis Crispus Attucks, they will head out on the road to take on Indianapolis Washington at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Indianapolis Washington will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Indiana Rankings (they are ranked 141st, while Indianapolis Crispus Attucks is ranked 13th).
