You can't lose the match if you win every quarter, and that was precisely the Father McGivney Catholic Griffins's strategy against the Mt. Olive Wildcats on Thursday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Father McGivney Catholic blew Mt. Olive out of the water with a 70-42 final score. With that win, Father McGivney Catholic brought their scoring average up to 50.2 points per game.
Father McGivney Catholic had a senior duo take command as Ryker Keller scored 20 points along with two steals and Noah Garner dropped a double-double on 15 points and 11 rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Keller has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Isaac Wendler, who scored eight points along with seven rebounds.
Matthew Bywater and Max Grejtak certainly did their best on Thursday to avoid the loss. Bywater scored eight points along with eight rebounds and six assists, while Grejtak scored 12 points. Grejtak is trending in the right direction, as he's improved his point production for four games straight.
Mt. Olive struggled to get the ball back on offense and finished the game with only an offensive rebound. They were crushed by their opponents in that department as Father McGivney Catholic pulled down 15 offensive rebounds.
The win made it two in a row for Father McGivney Catholic and bumps their season record up to 12-19. As for Mt. Olive, they are on a ten-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-24.
Father McGivney Catholic will be playing in front of their home fans against Metro-East Lutheran at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Father McGivney Catholic has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games. As for Mt. Olive, they will head out on the road to challenge Lincolnwood at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Mt. Olive is coming into the game with 14 straight defeats on the road, meaning Lincolnwood will have to defend against a squad hungry for a victory.
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