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| 02/04/25 - Home | 59-53 W |
| 12/06/24 - Away | 69-64 W |
| 02/19/24 - Away | 53-44 W |
| 02/07/24 - Home | 62-54 W |
| 01/09/24 - Away | 39-34 W |
| + 5 more games |
Metro-East Lutheran has gone 8-2 against Father McGivney Catholic recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Knights just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the Griffins at 7:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Thursday, Metro-East Lutheran lost to Granite City on the road by a 58-39 margin. That's two games in a row now that the Knights have lost by exactly 19 points.
Meanwhile, Father McGivney Catholic came up short against New Athens on Tuesday and fell 71-59. The defeat continues a trend for the Griffins in their meetings with the Yellow Jackets: they've now lost four in a row.
Metro-East Lutheran will need to focus on slowing down Owen Kolesa, one of several Father McGivney Catholic players who made an impact when they last played. He went 7-for-13 on his way to 18 points and five steals. With that strong performance, Kolesa is now averaging an impressive 2.4 steals per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Carson Barone, who shot 56% from the field en route to 14 points.
Metro-East Lutheran's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Father McGivney Catholic, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 4-1.
Metro-East Lutheran didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Father McGivney Catholic when the teams last played back in February, but they still walked away with a 59-53 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Knights since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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