New Athens and Gibault Catholic are an even 5-5 against one another since November of 2017, but not for long. The Yellow Jackets will look to take advantage of their home court for the first time this season as they take on the Hawks at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
New Athens' tournament run continued when they took on Metro-East Lutheran on Thursday. The Yellow Jackets blew past the Knights, posting a 56-21 victory. The Yellow Jackets have beaten the Knights the last five times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Knights has come to flipping the script.
Brooke Deterding
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New Athens found their leader in sophomore Brooke Deterding, who went 8-for-10 en route to 24 points and five steals. Deterding is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed five or more in each of the last three games she's played dating back to last season. Ally Barr was another key player, putting up eight points and eight boards.
Meanwhile, Gibault Catholic got the win against Dupo on Wednesday by a conclusive 36-14.
New Athens better focus on containing Karmon Grohmann and Olivia Biffar as the pair were huge in Gibault Catholic's win. Grohmann posted 13 points along with six rebounds and three steals, while Biffar had nine points and three steals.
The win got Gibault Catholic back to even at 1-1. As for New Athens, the victory also got them back to even at 1-1.
New Athens might still be hurting after the 54-32 defeat they got from Gibault Catholic when the teams last played back in December of 2024. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Yellow Jackets were down 31-10.
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