The St. Joseph's Catholic Knights will head out to take on the Wren Hurricanes at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
St. Joseph's Catholic took a loss when they played away from home on Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They breezed by Crescent to the tune of 43-16. The Knights pushed the score to 40-12 by the end of the third, a deficit the Tigers cut but never quite recovered from.
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Tiffany Helmer and Evie Adams were among the main playmakers for St. Joseph's Catholic as the former went 7 of 13 on her way to 18 points and the latter posted 12 points and five steals. The dominant performance also gave Adams a new career-high in blocks (two). Another player making a difference was Stella Nash, who had eight points.
Meanwhile, Wren won against Palmetto on Monday with 61 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Tuesday. Wren blew past Easley 61-40. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Hurricanes have posted against the Green Wave since December 16, 2016.
Wren's victory was their 18th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-2. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.6 points per game. As for St. Joseph's Catholic, their win bumped their record up to 4-1.
St. Joseph's Catholic came up short against Wren in their previous matchup back in November of 2014, falling 51-45. Thankfully for St. Joseph's Catholic, Nakol Franks (who went 8 of 14 on her way to 23 points) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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