The Cathedral Fighting Irish will face off against the Norcross Blue Devils at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Cathedral's upcoming contest probably won't be as stressful as their last, when they took on another nationally ranked opponent: Jeffersonville, who was ranked 24th at the time (Cathedral was ranked 67th). Cathedral fell just short of Jeffersonville by a score of 67-65 on Saturday. While the Fighting Irish didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Red Devils 18-13 in the first quarter.
Despite their loss, Cathedral saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Brady Koehler, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and ten rebounds, was perhaps the best of all. Koehler's evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Julien Smith, who went 5 for 11 en route to 13 points.
Even though they lost, Cathedral was working as a unit and finished the game with 16 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Jeffersonville only racked up ten.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Norcross, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. They managed a 64-58 win over Peachtree Ridge on Tuesday.
Norcross' victory was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-1. As for Cathedral, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-1.
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