Mendon and St. Philip Catholic Central are an even 3-3 against one another since December of 2014, but not for long. The Mendon Hornets will challenge the St. Philip Catholic Central Fighting Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Mendon is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 51.7 points per game this season.
On Wednesday, Mendon came up short against Quincy and fell 58-51. The Hornets have struggled against the Orioles recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Mendon's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Owen Gorham, who went 6 of 10 en route to 19 points and eight boards, and Ryder Gorham, who posted 19 points and five assists. Owen continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Tristin Wood, who scored six points.
Even though they lost, Mendon smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in six consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, St. Philip Catholic Central beat Climax-Scotts 71-67 on Tuesday. Given the Fighting Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 206th, while the Panthers are ranked 638th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Mendon's defeat dropped their record down to 8-8. As for St. Philip Catholic Central, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-3 record this season.
Mendon lost to St. Philip Catholic Central on the road by a decisive 77-59 margin when the teams last played back in December of 2024. Can Mendon avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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