The Guerin Catholic Golden Eagles and the Purdue Polytechnic Techies will compete for holiday cheer at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Wednesday, Guerin Catholic beat New Palestine 50-43. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Golden Eagles.
Ava Bills was her usual excellent self, shooting 4-for-6 from long range and almost dropping a double-double on 21 points and nine boards. Lillian Behrle was another key player, putting up nine points and four steals.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Purdue Polytechnic). They blew past Indianapolis Arsenal Technical, posting an 84-17 win. The Techies have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six matches by 23 points or more this season.
The victory (which was Purdue Polytechnic's fifth in a row) raised their record to 7-2. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 18.6 points per game. As for Guerin Catholic, they pushed their record up to 6-5 with the win, which was their third straight on the road.
Guerin Catholic came up short against Purdue Polytechnic when the teams last played back in December of 2022, falling 52-48. Will Guerin Catholic have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other basketball content.
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