The Lansdale Catholic Crusaders will face off against the Glen Ridge Ridgers at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Lansdale Catholic sitting on 23 straight victories dating back to last season and Glen Ridge on five.
Winning is just a little bit easier when your three-point shooting is a whole 21% better than the opposition, a fact Lansdale Catholic proved on Thursday. They took down Conwell-Egan Catholic 55-41. Given Lansdale Catholic's advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked fourth, while Conwell-Egan Catholic is ranked 195th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Lansdale Catholic got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Grace Mcdonough out in front who dropped a double-double on 22 points and 17 rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Mcdonough has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Olivia Boccella, who scored 18 points along with three steals.
Meanwhile, Glen Ridge can now show off three landslide victories after their most recent match on Wednesday. They put the hurt on East Orange Campus with a sharp 49-25 win. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory Glen Ridge has posted yet this season.
Lansdale Catholic's win bumped their record up to 10-0. As for Glen Ridge, their victory bumped their record up to 8-1.
