After a string of five wins, the Grand Island Central Catholic Crusaders's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They had to suffer through a rough 74-42 loss at the hands of Lincoln Christian. Grand Island Central Catholic was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 42-22.
When it comes to explaining why Grand Island Central Catholic lost, one person who can't be blamed is Carolyn Maser. Despite the final result, she dropped a double-double on 15 points and ten rebounds. Those 15 points set a new season-high mark for her. The team also got some help courtesy of Maggie Herbek, who scored eight points along with three steals.
Grand Island Central Catholic's loss dropped their record down to 5-1. As for Lincoln Christian, they pushed their record up to 5-0 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Grand Island Central Catholic is on the road again on Thursday and play against Ord on December 21st. Ord will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Nebraska Rankings (they are ranked 114th, while Grand Island Central Catholic is ranked tenth). Lincoln Christian won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Archbishop Bergan at 4:30 p.m. on December 16th.
