Two dominant guards in Carryn Easley and Cara Thomas are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Neumann-Goretti Saints will take on the Northwestern Lehigh Tigers at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday. Neumann-Goretti is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 66.4 points per game this season.
Neumann-Goretti heads in on the heels of a playoff match on Friday. They took a 77-66 hit to the loss column at the hands of Audenried. The Saints' defeat signaled the end of their 11-game winning streak.
Carryn Easley
| 02/28/25 vs Audenried | 26 |
| 02/23/25 vs Archbishop Carroll | 16 |
| 02/17/25 vs Cardinal O'Hara | 17 |
Neumann-Goretti might have lost, but man, Easley was a machine: she posted 26 points. The contest was Easley's third in a row with at least 16 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Reginna Baker, who put up 14 points.
Meanwhile, Northwestern Lehigh didn't have too much trouble with North Schuylkill on Saturday as they won 51-34.
Neumann-Goretti better focus on containing Thomas and Brook Balliet as the pair were huge in Northwestern Lehigh's win. Thomas almost dropped a double-double with 14 points and nine boards, while Balliet shot 50% from the field to rack up 15 points and four steals. The dominant performance also gave Balliet a new career-high in three-point shooting accuracy (63%). Another player making a difference was Olivia Reinhart, who earned six points and nine rebounds.
Neumann-Goretti's loss dropped their record down to 21-4. As for Northwestern Lehigh, their victory bumped their record up to 24-4.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as the two teams are some of the highest-scoring teams around. Neumann-Goretti hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 66.4 points per game. However, it's not like Northwestern Lehigh struggles in that department as they've been averaging 61 points. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can put up more Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other basketball content.
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