Catholic Central is 1-9 against West Liberty-Salem since January of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Catholic Central Irish will host the West Liberty-Salem Tigers at 7:00 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Last Saturday, Catholic Central came up short against Triad and fell 46-36. The Irish were down 39-19 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Danaysha Dearmond put forth a good effort for the losing side as she posted 16 points. Dayonna Dearmond was another key player, putting up two points along with nine rebounds and three steals.
Even though they lost, Catholic Central smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 17 offensive boards. That's the most offensive boards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, West Liberty-Salem also suffered a loss in their last game, but this one to Madison Plains by a score of 38-30. The match marked the Tigers' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Despite the loss, West Liberty-Salem saw an underclassman step up: freshman Addison Wallen went 5 of 11 on her way to 16 points. Wallen has been hot recently, having also posted two or more steals the last four times she's played.
West Liberty-Salem's defeat dropped their record down to 6-3. As for Catholic Central, their loss dropped their record down to 1-9.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Catholic Central has been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 24.5 boards per game. However, it's not like West Liberty-Salem struggles in that department as they've been averaging 30.7 rebounds. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
Catholic Central was dealt a bruising 56-24 defeat at the hands of West Liberty-Salem when the teams last played back in January of 2024. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Catholic Central was down 34-14.
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