On Friday, Neumann-Goretti faced Archbishop Wood in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Neumann-Goretti Saints blew past the Archbishop Wood Vikings 80-53. This was payback for the Saints, who suffered a 66-49 loss the last time these two teams met.
| 01/31/25 vs Archbishop Wood | 33 |
| 01/27/24 vs Archbishop Ryan | 28 |
| 03/13/24 vs Wyomissing | 24 |
| 01/04/24 vs West Catholic | 23 |
| 01/26/24 @ Archbishop Wood | 23 |
Neumann-Goretti's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Carryn Easley, who posted 33 points along with six assists and five boards. Those 33 points gave Easley a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Reginna Baker, who almost dropped a double-double on 21 points and nine rebounds.
Neumann-Goretti pushed their record up to 17-3 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 71.3 points per game. As for Archbishop Wood, their defeat ended a 12-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 14-6.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Neumann-Goretti will take on Conwell-Egan Catholic at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Neumann-Goretti is facing Conwell-Egan Catholic at the right time seeing as Conwell-Egan Catholic is stuck on a four-game losing streak. Archbishop Wood has already played their next matchup (against Monsignor Bonner/Archbishop Prendergast Catholic), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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