Grand Island Central Catholic is preparing for their first district matchup of the season on Thursday. They will be playing at home against the Thayer Central Titans at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Grand Island Central Catholic took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. Everything went their way against St. Paul as Grand Island Central Catholic made off with a 59-34 victory. The Crusaders have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine contests by 25 points or more this season.
Thomas Birch continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double with 17 points and ten rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Thomas Liban, who went 6-for-9 en route to 12 points.
Grand Island Central Catholic smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Thayer Central). They took down Wood River 66-49 on Tuesday.
Grand Island Central Catholic better keep an eye on Sam Souerdyke. He was instrumental in Thayer Central's win, dropping a double-double with 30 points and ten boards. That makes it seven consecutive games in which Souerdyke has scored at least a third of Thayer Central's points. Another player making a difference was Laken Wiedel, who posted ten points.
Grand Island Central Catholic's win was their tenth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 19-4. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.4 points over those games. As for Thayer Central, their victory bumped their record up to 16-7.
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