The St. Patrick's Irish will wrap up 2024 with a road trip to face off against the Grand Island Central Catholic Crusaders at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many points in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
St. Patrick's is headed into Friday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Thursday. They were outmatched by Gothenburg and fell 61-21. While losing is never fun, the Irish can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 163rd, while the Swedes are ranked 11th).
Despite the loss, St. Patrick's had strong showings from Sophia Baca, who posted nine points, and Reese Fleck, who earned no points.
Meanwhile, Grand Island Central Catholic played a tough game on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were beaten by Lincoln Christian 65-25. Grand Island Central Catholic was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 38-14.
St. Patrick's will need focus on slowing down Anna Tibbetts, one of several Grand Island Central Catholic players who made an impact when they last played. She put up eight points. The team also got some help courtesy of Bryndal Moody, who had ten points.
St. Patrick's defeat dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Grand Island Central Catholic, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: St. Patrick's has crashing the boards this season, having averaged 28.3 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Grand Island Central Catholic struggles in that department as they've been averaging 35.6 boards. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other basketball content.
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