The Bloomington Central Catholic Saints were the 65-48 winner over the Byron Tigers when they last played one another back in December of 2022, but their luck changed this time around. Bloomington Central Catholic was the victim of a tough 74-51 loss at the hands of Byron on Tuesday.
Bloomington Central Catholic lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Emme Hurie, who scored 18 points along with six rebounds. Those 18 points set a new season-high mark for her. Cate Uhren was another key contributor, scoring 13 points along with five steals.
Bloomington Central Catholic's loss dropped their record down to 7-3. As for Byron, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season.
Bloomington Central Catholic's homestand continues as they prepare to take on Pontiac at 7:00 p.m. on December 14th. Pontiac will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Illinois Rankings (they are ranked 296th, while Bloomington Central Catholic is ranked 115th). As for Byron, they will head out on the road to face off against Stillman Valley at 6:45 p.m. on Friday. Stillman Valley is coming into the contest hot, having won their last nine games.
