Fighting Irish
| 02/15/25 vs East Chicago Central | 101 |
| 01/23/25 vs Indianapolis Scecina Memorial | 100 |
| 01/25/25 vs Purdue Polytechnic | 93 |
| 02/11/25 vs Liberty Christian | 88 |
| 01/11/25 vs Great Crossing | 88 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Cathedral). They took their match on Saturday with ease, bagging a 101-58 victory over the East Chicago Central Cardinals. The Fighting Irish have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight games by 20 points or more this season.
Brady Koehler was his usual excellent self, going 5-for-8 en route to 18 points along with eight assists and eight boards. The contest was his seventh in a row with at least 15 points. Another player making a difference was Julien Smith, who went 7-for-13 on his way to 20 points.
They weren't the only ones working in the assist department: Cathedral was working as a unit and finished the game with 28 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in January of 2024.
When it comes to explaining why East Chicago Central lost, don't look at Dominique Murphy. Despite the final result, he went 11-for-22 to rack up 29 points and eight rebounds. Murphy is on a roll when it comes to points, as he's now scored 16 or more in each of the last ten games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Joseph Watkins, who went 5-for-12 en route to 12 points.
The win was the seventh in a row for Cathedral, bringing their record for this year to 16-4. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 88.0 points over those games. As for East Chicago Central, their loss dropped their record down to 15-8.
Looking ahead, Cathedral will face off against Ben Davis at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Ben Davis is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 58.1 points per game this season. As for East Chicago Central, they are taking a road trip to square off against Hammond Bishop Noll at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. East Chicago Central also hasn't been messing around on offense: they've averaged 58.4 points per game.
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