O'Neill played a tough match on Tuesday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They had to suffer through a 71-38 loss at the hands of the Norfolk Catholic Knights. The Eagles have struggled against the Knights recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Despite the loss, O'Neill saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Braxen Eichelberger posted 11 points. Bodie Latzel was another key player, putting up six points.
Norfolk Catholic had a senior duo take command as Max Hammond went 9 of 16 en route to 26 points and Braeden Burbach went 6 for 10 on his way to 15 points and eight boards. The contest was Hammond's sixth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Gavin Schutt, who put up seven points along with nine rebounds and three steals.
O'Neill's defeat dropped their record down to 8-7. As for Norfolk Catholic, they pushed their record up to 12-5 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home.
O'Neill will welcome West Holt at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. West Holt is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 56.1 points per game this season. As for Norfolk Catholic, they will head out to square off against Archangels Catholic at 7:45 p.m. on Friday. Archangels Catholic will roll in looking for their sixth straight victory, something Norfolk Catholic surely won't give up without a fight.
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