The Thayer Central Titans will take on the Grand Island Central Catholic Crusaders at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Thayer Central is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took down Wood River 66-49 on Tuesday.
Sam Souerdyke
| 02/25/25 vs Wood River | 30 |
| 02/21/25 @ Fillmore Central | 28 |
| 02/13/25 @ Southern | 20 |
| 02/11/25 vs Shelby-Rising City | 22 |
| 02/08/25 vs Fillmore Central | 28 |
| + 2 more games |
Sam Souerdyke continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double with 30 points and ten rebounds. His evening made it seven games in a row in which he has scored at least 19 points. Laken Wiedel was another key player, putting up ten points.
Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led Grand Island Central Catholic over St. Paul in every quarter on their way to victory on Friday. Grand Island Central Catholic blew past St. Paul 59-34. The Crusaders have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine games by 25 points or more this season.
Thayer Central better keep an eye on Thomas Birch. He was instrumental in Grand Island Central Catholic's win, dropping a double-double with 17 points and ten boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Thomas Liban, who went 6-for-9 to rack up 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 matchups.
Grand Island Central Catholic pushed their record up to 19-4 with the win, which was their tenth straight at home. The wins 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 record is now 16-7.
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