Catholic has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will take on the Northern Nash Knights at 3:00 p.m. on Monday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Saturday, Catholic faced St. Christopher's in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Catholic managed a 62-58 win over St. Christopher's.
Catholic's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Josiah Rickards, who scored 20 points along with six rebounds and two steals. Rickards has been hot recently, having posted 15 or more points the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Ashton Walker, who scored 16 points along with eight rebounds and four steals.
Northern Nash suffered their biggest loss yet this season on Saturday. Their rough 81-56 loss to Westover might stick with them for a while.
Catholic's victory was their 23rd straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 11-4. They've been dominating during the matchups in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 23.3 points. As for Northern Nash, they have traveled a rocky road recently, as they've lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-7 record this season.