If Gibault Catholic was feeling good fresh off their 41-8 takedown of Metro-East Lutheran last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Gibault Catholic Hawks might have been a little too into the holiday spirit, gifting the Columbia Eagles an easy 49-26 win. The Hawks haven't had much luck with the Eagles recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
When it comes to explaining why Gibault Catholic lost on Saturday, don't look at Kamille Grohmann. Despite the final result, she posted 14 points along with eight rebounds and five assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Karmon Grohmann, who had eight points.
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Even though they lost, Gibault Catholic smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in 11 consecutive matches.
Gibault Catholic's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-3. As for Columbia, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season.
Gibault Catholic will be taking part in a tournament against Red Bud at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday. Columbia and Marissa/Coulterville will round out the year against one another at at 12:30 p.m. on Thursday. Marissa/Coulterville's defense has only allowed 29.7 points per game this season, so Columbia's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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