Catholic is on a 28-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while St. Michael the Archangel is on a seven-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Catholic Crusaders will take on the St. Michael the Archangel Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Catholic has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 383 points over their last five games.
Last Tuesday, Catholic was fully in charge, breezing past Walsingham Academy 71-19 at home. Given Catholic's advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 16th, while Walsingham Academy is ranked 348th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Catholic's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Seth Burnham jr led the charge by scoring 16 points along with seven steals and six rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Burnham jr has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Josiah Rickards, who scored 19 points along with five rebounds and three steals.
In what's become a running theme this season, St. Michael the Archangel gave their fans yet another huge victory on Tuesday. They breezed by Grove Christian School at home to the tune of 83-47.
Catholic has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 22-7 record this season. As for St. Michael the Archangel, their victory bumped their record up to 18-9.
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