The John Carroll Catholic Cavaliers will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against the Brewer Patriots at 4:15 p.m.
John Carroll Catholic is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Mountain Brook just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Thursday. They took a 62-45 bruising from the Spartans. The game marked the Cavaliers' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Meanwhile, Brewer had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Hawks 58-30. That looming 58-30 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Patriots yet this season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Brewer to victory, but perhaps none more so than Cam Ballinger, who went 6 for 11 en route to 12 points. What's more, Ballinger also racked up four offensive rebounds, the most he's had since back in December of 2023. Jackson Dunn was another key player, scoring 14 points.
Brewer was working as a unit and finished the game with 15 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Danville only racked up seven.
Brewer's win bumped their record up to 3-1. As for John Carroll Catholic, their loss dropped their record down to 3-2.
Everything went John Carroll Catholic's way against Brewer when the teams last played back in November of 2022, as John Carroll Catholic made off with a 74-51 victory. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Dunn, who went 7 for 14 en route to 23 points. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will John Carroll Catholic still be able to contain Dunn? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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