Archbishop Curley is 8-1 against Indian Creek since January of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Archbishop Curley Friars will head out on the road to square off against the Indian Creek Eagles at 7:15 p.m. The pair have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for Archbishop Curley and ten for Indian Creek.
Archbishop Curley pushed their score all the way to 62 on Monday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They took a 75-62 hit to the loss column at the hands of Overlea.
Meanwhile, Indian Creek pushed their score all the way to 72 on Wednesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell 80-72 to Annapolis Area Christian. Indian Creek has struggled against Annapolis Area Christian recently, as their matchup on Wednesday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Indian Creek's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Aiden Evans, who scored 29 points, and Kyle Harvin who scored 27 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Harvin has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Sefton Robinson, who scored 11 points.
Archbishop Curley has not been sharp recently as the team's lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-9 record this season. As for Indian Creek, their defeat was their seventh straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 7-15.
Archbishop Curley strolled past Indian Creek when the teams last played back in January by a score of 69-52. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Evans, who scored 25 points. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Archbishop Curley still be able to contain Evans? There's only one way to find out.