The Boylan Catholic Titans waltzed into their match on Friday with nine straight wins but they left with ten. They blew past Rockford East 62-21 at home. Boylan Catholic has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven matches by 24 points or more this season.
Boylan Catholic had a senior duo take command as Kaylee Harter scored 15 points along with two steals and Lilian Esparza scored 11 points along with five rebounds and three steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Harter has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Alayna Petalber, who scored 12 points along with five assists.
Rockford East lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Aubree Erickson, who scored six points.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Rockford East struggled to work together and finished the game with only four assists. They were crushed by their opponents in that department as Boylan Catholic racked up 20 assists.
Boylan Catholic's victory was their 18th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 16-2. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive dominance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.9 points per game. As for Rockford East, they are on a 12-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-14.
Boylan Catholic won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Harlem at 1:30 p.m. on January 6th. Harlem will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Illinois Rankings (they are ranked 260th, while Boylan Catholic is ranked 54th). Rockford East won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Guilford at 10:00 a.m. on January 6th. Guilford has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
