The Caldwell Redskins will be playing in front of their home fans against the Catholic Central Crusaders at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Caldwell had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 37.5 points), and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They really took it to Frontier for the full four quarters, racking up a 68-39 victory at home.
Carter Wheeldin was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 14 points and 15 rebounds. He is on a roll when it comes to rebounds, as he's now pulled down 11 or more in the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Chaz Pfeffer, who scored 11 points.
Caldwell's lineup was just a bit different on Tuesday as Brayden Erb got a bit more time on the court (16 vs. his season average of 5.5). Erb made the most of the opportunity, scoring nine points. A few more games like that and he might be seeing even more time going forward.
Meanwhile, Catholic Central didn't have too much trouble with Wellsville on the road on Tuesday as they won 54-35. The win made it back-to-back wins for Catholic Central.
Caldwell's win bumped their record up to 8-12. As for Catholic Central, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-7 record this season.
Caldwell and Catholic Central were neck-and-neck when the teams last played back in February of 2021, but Caldwell came up empty-handed after a 36-35 loss. Can Caldwell avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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