The Central Catholic Buttons and the St. Anthony Yellowjackets will round out the year against one another at at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Central Catholic is headed into Saturday's contest hungry for a win as their strong season has now been derailed by two straight defeats. They were one points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 56-55 heartbreaker at the hands of O'Connor.
Meanwhile, St. Anthony didn't have too much trouble with Holy Cross on Saturday as they won 68-49. Given the Yellowjackets' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 225th, while the Knights are ranked 745th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
St. Anthony's win came from a few key players Central Catholic will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Drew Cristan, who went 10 for 16 on his way to 26 points and three steals. The game was his fourth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Emiliano Henderson, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 15 rebounds.
St. Anthony is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 14 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 25-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.7 points per game. As for Central Catholic, their loss dropped their record down to 15-5.
Central Catholic beat St. Anthony 75-66 when the teams last played back in December of 2023. Will Central Catholic repeat their success, or does St. Anthony have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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