The Moreau Catholic Mariners won the last time they faced the Irvington Vikings, and things went their way on Tuesday too. Moreau Catholic walked away with a 52-40 victory over Irvington.
Leading Moreau Catholic to victory were Elisa Ortega and Madeline Bader. Ortega scored 17 points, while Bader scored 16 points along with four steals. Mahlaysia Atkins was another key contributor, scoring eight points along with four steals.
The win got Moreau Catholic back to even at 9-9. As for Irvington, their loss dropped their record down to 13-4.
Moreau Catholic and Newark Memorial will face off at 7:00 p.m. on January 18th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Newark Memorial will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps California Rankings (they are ranked 790th, while Moreau Catholic is ranked 206th). As for Irvington, they will head out on the road to square off against American at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
