While it was all tied up 18-18 at halftime, Catholic Central was not quite Oak Glen's equal in the second half on Thursday. They took a 48-43 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Oak Glen Golden Bears. The Crusaders were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Golden Bears earlier this season, when they won 44-25.
Oak Glen found their leader in sophomore Mikalyn Balch, who went 8 for 19 on her way to 19 points in addition to eight boards and three steals. The dominant performance gave Balch a new career-high in rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Tia Vick, who posted ten points.
Catholic Central's defeat dropped their record down to 11-7. As for Oak Glen, their win bumped their record up to 10-6.
Catholic Central didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 46-41 victory against Frontier on the 1st. Oak Glen has also already played their next game (against Indian Creek), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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