Basketball Recap: Gibault Catholic Beats Chester for Their Second Straight Victory

Karmon Grohmann

Points

12/02/25 @ Chester	33
12/01/25 vs New Athens	20
11/25/25 @ Marissa/Coulterville	18
11/24/25 @ Belleville West	40
11/22/25 @ New Athens	27

Gibault Catholic won the last time they faced Chester and Karmon Grohmann did her part to make sure it happened again. The Hawks secured a 49-43 W over the Yellowjackets on Tuesday for which the team can thank Grohmann, who almost dropped a double-double with 33 points and nine boards. The matchup was her fifth in a row with at least 18 points.

Maggie Altes was another key player, putting up two points in addition to six rebounds, four blocks, and three steals. Altes is crushing it when it comes to blocks: she's posted at least two every time she's taken the court this season.

Despite the loss, Chester still got an impressive performance from Lexie Mott, who dropped a double-double with 12 points and 13 boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Lillian Diskey, who posted nine points and five rebounds.

The victory made it two in a row for Gibault Catholic and bumps their season record up to 5-2. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.0 points over those games. As for Chester, the defeat snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 3-2 record.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Gibault Catholic will square off against Staunton at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Chester, they will welcome Carlyle at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. The contest will give the Yellowjackets their first taste of in-conference action this season.