Guerin Catholic is 8-2 against Indianapolis Bishop Chatard since January of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Guerin Catholic Golden Eagles will square off against the Indianapolis Bishop Chatard Trojans at 6:00 p.m. Guerin Catholic has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 261 points over their last four games.
With a playoff game on the line, Guerin Catholic rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They took their contest at home with ease, bagging a 78-17 victory over the Achaeans. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 55-11.
Robert Sorensen continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 15 points. He hasn't dropped below 15 points for four straight games. Another player making a difference was Nik Balmuri, who scored 11 points.
Meanwhile, Indianapolis Bishop Chatard pushed their score all the way to 58 on Friday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They took a 64-58 hit to the loss column at the hands of Franklin Central. Indianapolis Bishop Chatard has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Indianapolis Bishop Chatard might have lost, but man, Ethan Roseman was a machine: he scored 27 points along with five assists and five rebounds. That was a full 46.6% of Indianapolis Bishop Chatard's points, marking the fifth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Scotty Semler, who scored six points along with two steals.
Guerin Catholic is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-7 record this season. As for Indianapolis Bishop Chatard, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-12.
Friday's match is shaping up to be a masterclass in shooting: Guerin Catholic have been dynamite from deep this season, having made 48.2% of their threes per game. However, it's not like Indianapolis Bishop Chatard struggles in that department as they've made 41.5% of their threes this season. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Guerin Catholic didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Indianapolis Bishop Chatard in their previous matchup back in January, but they still walked away with a 56-52 victory. Will Guerin Catholic repeat their success, or does Indianapolis Bishop Chatard have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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