The Santa Fe Catholic Hawks are taking a road trip to square off against the Hardee Wildcats at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Hardee took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Santa Fe Catholic, who comes in off a win.
On Wednesday, everything went Santa Fe Catholic's way against St. John Lutheran as Santa Fe Catholic made off with a 43-21 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Hawks.
Sasha Lawson
| 01/22/25 vs St. John Lutheran | 19 |
| 12/05/24 @ All Saints' Academy | 10 |
| 01/07/25 vs Bishop McLaughlin Catholic | 9 |
| 12/12/24 vs Ridge Community | 7 |
| 01/21/25 vs Universal Academy | 7 |
Sasha Lawson and Angelina Rodriguez were among the main playmakers for Santa Fe Catholic as the former dropped a double-double on 19 points and 12 rebounds and the latter dropped a double-double on ten points and 14 boards. The dominant performance gave Lawson a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Sofia Hernandez, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and nine steals.
Santa Fe Catholic smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 31 offensive boards. That's the most offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Hardee faced off against Mulberry on Tuesday. Hardee came up short against Mulberry, falling 50-29. The Wildcats haven't had much luck with the Panthers recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Santa Fe Catholic will have to keep a close watch on Rihanna Frederick and Alexandra Jackson, a pair of players who had a big impact on Hardee's prior game. Frederick posted 11 points, while Jackson earned six points and seven boards. Jackson has been hot for a while, having also posted two or more steals the last 13 times she's played.
The victory got Santa Fe Catholic back to even at 10-10. As for Hardee, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-7.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Santa Fe Catholic has been crashing the rebounds this season, having averaged 24.4 boards per game. However, it's not like Hardee struggles in that department as they've been averaging 32.7 rebounds. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
Santa Fe Catholic came up short against Hardee in their previous meeting back in January of 2023, falling 39-33. Can Santa Fe Catholic avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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