The Indianapolis Scecina Memorial Crusaders will face off against the Cathedral Fighting Irish at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Having struggled with four losses in a row, Indianapolis Scecina Memorial turned things around against Indianapolis Bishop Chatard on Tuesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Trojans, sneaking past 57-55. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Crusaders have posted since February 1, 2024.
Meanwhile, Cathedral faced Guerin Catholic in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. Cathedral fell just short of Guerin Catholic by a score of 70-67. The Fighting Irish have been going strong on the season, but this is now their second defeat in a row.
Indianapolis Scecina Memorial will need focus on slowing down Lebron Gough, one of several Cathedral players who made an impact when they last played. He went 6 for 9 on his way to 15 points and three steals. That's the most steals Gough has posted since back in February of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Cash Daniels, who went 5 of 7 en route to 10 points and three steals.
Cathedral's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-4. As for Indianapolis Scecina Memorial, their victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-9.
Indianapolis Scecina Memorial came up short against Cathedral in their previous matchup back in January of 2017, falling 62-49. Can Indianapolis Scecina Memorial avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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