The Christ Our Rock Lutheran Silver Stallions lost against the Father McGivney Catholic Griffins back in November of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. Christ Our Rock Lutheran was outmatched by Father McGivney Catholic on the road and fell 59-28. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Christ Our Rock Lutheran in their matchups with Father McGivney Catholic: they've now lost seven in a row.
Father McGivney Catholic was led to victory by Sami Oller and Mia Lieberman. Oller scored 18 points, while Lieberman scored 15 points along with five rebounds and five steals. That makes it three consecutive games in which Lieberman has scored at least 25% of Father McGivney Catholic's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Katherine Empson, who scored ten points.
Christ Our Rock Lutheran has not been sharp recently, as they've lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-9 record this season. As for Father McGivney Catholic, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-6 record this season.
Christ Our Rock Lutheran will be playing at home against Althoff Catholic at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Althoff Catholic presents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than Christ Our Rock Lutheran in Illinois (Althoff Catholic is ranked 213th, while Christ Our Rock Lutheran is ranked 504th). As for Father McGivney Catholic, they will head out on the road to face off against Carlyle at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Carlyle is coming into the contest hot, having won their last six games.
