A feisty cat fight will be fought as Nouvel Catholic Central Panthers face off against Michigan Lutheran Seminary Cardinals at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with four defeats in a row, Nouvel Catholic Central turned things around against Calvary Baptist Academy on Monday. They came out on top against the Kings by a score of 36-29.
Meanwhile, Michigan Lutheran Seminary earned a 49-42 victory over Caro on Thursday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Cardinals.
Michigan Lutheran Seminary found their leader in freshman Kerin Gardner, who went 6-for-13 to rack up 20 points and eight steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Gardner has scored all season. Olive Wakefield was another key player, putting up six points along with five assists and five steals.
Michigan Lutheran Seminary was working as a unit and finished the game with 13 assists. They are 14-2 when they've passed the ball that well.
Michigan Lutheran Seminary's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 16-6. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 50.7 points over those games. As for Nouvel Catholic Central, their victory bumped their record up to 7-14.
Nouvel Catholic Central came up short against Michigan Lutheran Seminary in their previous matchup back in January, falling 61-57. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Michigan Lutheran Seminary's Charli Alcorn, who dropped a double-double with 24 points and ten rebounds. Now that Nouvel Catholic Central knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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