Notre Dame and Parkersburg Catholic squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Notre Dame had to settle for second. They came up short against the Parkersburg Catholic Crusaders, falling 60-40. The contest was up for grabs at halftime, but sadly the Fighting Irish struggled afterwards.
Parkersburg Catholic's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Preston Randolph, who dropped a double-double with 18 points and 12 boards. The dominant performance gave Randolph a new career-high in rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Leonardo DeAngelo, who went 5-for-7 to rack up 15 points and four steals.
This is the second loss in a row for Notre Dame and nudges their season record down to 10-12. As for Parkersburg Catholic, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-15.
Notre Dame does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Parkersburg Catholic, they will face off against Clay-Battelle at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Parkersburg Catholic will be up against Clay-Battelle's rather soft defense (which has allowed 53.13 points per matchup), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance.
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