Stanton is 0-4 against Norfolk Catholic since February of 2023 but things could change on Thursday. The Mustangs will head out on the road to square off against the Knights at 7:45 p.m. The matchup will give Stanton their first taste of in-conference action this season.
Stanton is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against West Point-Beemer on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. The Mustangs had to suffer through a 58-25 loss at the hands of the Cadets. The Mustangs were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 41-14.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Norfolk Catholic, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Saturday. They put the hurt on Summerland [Clearwater/Ewing/Orchard] with a sharp 80-54 win on Tuesday. The Knights pushed the score to 62-41 by the end of the third, a deficit the Bobcats had little chance of recovering from.
Norfolk Catholic's win came from a few key players Stanton will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Nathan Timmerman, who went 6-for-10 to rack up 15 points. Those 15 points gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Brayden Kosch, who shot 46% from the field en route to 16 points.
Norfolk Catholic was working as a unit and finished the game with 27 assists. They racked up 13 more assists than Summerland [Clearwater/Ewing/Orchard]'s also-impressive total of 14.
Stanton's defeat dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Norfolk Catholic, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-2.
Stanton took a serious blow against Norfolk Catholic when the teams last played back in December of 2024, falling 69-32. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Mustangs were down 40-12.
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