12/27/24 vs St. Mary's | 68 |
12/13/24 vs Wakefield | 62 |
12/07/24 @ Humphrey-Lindsay | 59 |
12/20/24 vs North Bend Central | 57 |
12/06/24 vs Wayne | 52 |
12/21/24 @ West Holt | 42 |
Battle Creek scored the most points they've had this season on Friday, but it wasn't enough. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 69-68 to the St. Mary's Cardinals. The Braves just can't catch a break and have now endured three defeats in a row.
St. Mary's found their leader in sophomore Logan Brabec, who went 14 of 32 on his way to 37 points in addition to eight rebounds and four steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Brabec has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Gage Hedstrom, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 11 rebounds.
Battle Creek's loss dropped their record down to 2-4. As for St. Mary's, they pushed their record up to 7-1 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Battle Creek won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Elkhorn Valley at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday. As for St. Mary's, they and Norfolk Catholic will face off at 5:45 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. One thing working in Norfolk Catholic's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last four games.
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