The St. Joseph Central Catholic Crimson Streaks will challenge the Gibsonburg Golden Bears at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Having struggled with ten defeats in a row dating back to last season, St. Joseph Central Catholic turned things around against Danbury on Saturday. They skirted past the Lakers 73-71. The Crimson Streaks' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Meanwhile, Gibsonburg entered their game against Old Fort on Saturday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Gibsonburg fell just short of Old Fort by a score of 68-65. Even though they lost, the Golden Bears' still made a splash on offense and bumped their average scoring up to 50.9 points per game (they're now ranked -1th in scoring overall).
St. Joseph Central Catholic will need focus on slowing down Hunter Wasserman, one of several Gibsonburg players who made an impact when they last played. He went 6 for 8 on his way to 17 points and eight rebounds. Those 17 points gave Wasserman a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Aiden Senters, who went 5 of 7 on his way to 12 points and five rebounds.
Even though they lost, Gibsonburg was working as a unit and finished the game with 22 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Gibsonburg's loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 5-4. As for St. Joseph Central Catholic, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-8.
St. Joseph Central Catholic couldn't quite finish off Gibsonburg in their previous matchup back in February of 2024 and fell 38-36. Can St. Joseph Central Catholic avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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