Central Catholic is 1-9 against East Union since January of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Central Catholic Raiders will venture away from home to challenge the East Union Lancers at 7:30 p.m. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Central Catholic sitting on three straight victories and East Union on seven.
Last Thursday, Central Catholic didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Oakdale, but they still walked away with a 37-33 win.
Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led East Union over Patterson in every quarter on their way to victory on Thursday. East Union took down Patterson 53-39.
Central Catholic better keep an eye on Ava Barrera. She was instrumental in East Union's win, almost dropping a double-double on nine points and 13 rebounds. With that strong performance, Barrera is now averaging an impressive 8.2 boards per game. Zyondupree Beasley was another key player, putting up ten points and five rebounds.
East Union smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 19 offensive boards. That's the most offensive rebounds they've posted since back in February of 2024.
East Union pushed their record up to 18-6 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.0 points per game. As for Central Catholic, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 9-12 record this season.
Things could have been worse for Central Catholic, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 46-28 loss to East Union in their previous matchup back in January. Can Central Catholic avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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