After flying high against Savio last Tuesday, Central Catholic came back down to earth. The Central Catholic Buttons came up short against the Antonian Prep Apaches on Saturday, falling 75-55. While losing is never fun, the Buttons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 245th, while the Apaches are ranked 35th).
Antonian Prep's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Edison Onwe, who dropped a double-double on 22 points and 11 boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Amare Guerra, who went 8 for 13 en route to 22 points.
Central Catholic has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 18-12 record this season. As for Antonian Prep, they pushed their record up to 31-6 with the victory, which was their third straight at home.
While Central Catholic had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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