The Gibault Catholic Hawks will be defending their home court for the first time this season when they go up against the New Athens Yellow Jackets at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Gibault Catholic is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Marissa/Coulterville just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell 44-33 to the Meteors. The game marked the Hawks' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Despite the defeat, Gibault Catholic had strong showings from Karmon Grohmann, who posted 18 points, and Olivia Biffar, who put up 11 points. That was a full 54.5% of the Hawks' points, marking the fifth time in a row Grohmann has had more than a third of the team's points.
Meanwhile, New Athens also suffered a loss in their last game, falling to East Alton-Wood River by a score of 38-29. The Yellow Jackets have struggled against the Oilers recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
New Athens' loss dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Gibault Catholic, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-2.
Gibault Catholic strolled past New Athens in their previous matchup on Saturday by a score of 52-34. Do the Hawks have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Yellow Jackets turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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