The Coeur du Christ Academy Saints will take on the Mullan Tigers in a holiday battle at at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Coeur du Christ Academy is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Lakeside on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Coeur du Christ Academy was dealt a 93-50 defeat at the hands of Lakeside. The Saints were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 56-29.
Coeur du Christ Academy's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Ben Connelly, who went 9 for 20 on his way to 21 points in addition to five boards and four steals, and Grant Clemens, who went 6 of 13 on his way to 17 points. That was a full 42% of Coeur du Christ Academy's points, marking the third time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Aedan O'Neill, who had six points.
Meanwhile, Mullan unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They had to suffer through a 77-20 loss at the hands of Wallace. The Tigers just can't catch a break and have now endured six defeats in a row dating back to last season.
Coeur du Christ Academy's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 2-2. As for Mullan, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-1.
Coeur du Christ Academy strolled past Mullan in their previous meeting back in December of 2023 by a score of 51-32. Will Coeur du Christ Academy repeat their success, or does Mullan have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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