Catholic Central lost against Triad back in December of 2023 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Catholic Central Irish fell 46-36 to the Triad Cardinals. The Irish were down 39-19 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Despite the loss, Catholic Central still got an impressive performance from Danaysha Dearmond, who posted 16 points. Another player making a difference was Dayonna Dearmond, who put up two points in addition to nine rebounds and three steals.

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12/28/24 @ Triad | 17 |
12/27/24 vs Northwestern | 12 |
12/18/24 @ Mechanicsburg | 10 |
12/21/24 vs Fairbanks | 9 |
12/23/24 @ Southeastern Local | 5 |
Even though they lost, Catholic Central smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 17 offensive boards. That's the most offensive boards they've managed all season.
Abbey Overfield was the offensive standout of the matchup as she dropped a double-double on 12 points and 11 boards. Those 11 rebounds gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Mia Lemay, who had eight points and six rebounds.
Catholic Central's loss was their sixth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 1-9. As for Triad, they moved to 3-9 with that victory, which also ended their seven-game losing streak.
Catholic Central and Triad could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Ohio Rankings. Catholic Central (ranked 705th) will meet West Liberty-Salem (ranked 264th) at 7:00 p.m. on January 4th. Meanwhile, Triad (ranked 663rd) will meet Greeneview (ranked 318th) at 6:00 p.m. on January 4th.
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