The Owensboro Catholic Aces will face off against the Bethlehem Eagles/Banshees at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Owensboro Catholic entered their tilt with Mercy with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Owensboro Catholic really took it to Mercy for the full four quarters, racking up a 74-37 win on the road. Given Owensboro Catholic's advantage in MaxPreps' Kentucky basketball rankings (they are ranked 12th, while Mercy is ranked 94th), the result on Saturday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Owensboro Catholic to victory, but perhaps none more so than Karmin Riley, who scored 21 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Riley has scored all season. Jenna Krampe was another key contributor, scoring 12 points along with six rebounds and five steals.
Meanwhile, Bethlehem came tearing into Wednesday's match with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 56.5 points) and they left with even more momentum. They took their contest on the road with ease, bagging a 79-32 victory over Thomas Nelson. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win Bethlehem has posted against Thomas Nelson since January 6, 2021.
Owensboro Catholic has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-3 record this season. As for Bethlehem, they pushed their record up to 12-6 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Owensboro Catholic didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Bethlehem when the teams last played back in December of 2021, but they still walked away with a 65-61 victory. Will Owensboro Catholic repeat their success, or does Bethlehem have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
