Malachi Moreno
| 01/11/25 vs Cathedral | 26 |
| 01/09/25 vs Madison Central | 18 |
| 01/04/25 vs Bellaire | 21 |
| 01/03/25 @ Butler County | 18 |
| 12/30/24 vs Ridge View | 29 |
Great Crossing had won four straight games and Malachi Moreno did his part to make it five on Saturday. Great Crossing pulled ahead with an 89-88 photo finish over the Cathedral Fighting Irish thanks in part to Moreno, who dropped a double-double on 26 points and 20 boards. The match was his eighth in a row with at least ten points.
Another player making a difference was Vince Dawson, who went 8 of 15 on his way to 22 points and six assists. He is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for three straight games.
Cathedral's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Brady Koehler, who went 7 of 13 on his way to 18 points in addition to five assists and five boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Aidan Hughes, who made all 6 shots he took to post 12 points and three steals.
Great Crossing has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 75.5 points per game. As for Cathedral, they moved to 9-3 with that defeat, which also ended their eight-game winning streak.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Great Crossing will head out to take on Western Hills at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Great Crossing knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past nine contests -- so hopefully Western Hills likes a good challenge. As for Cathedral, they will venture away from home to square off against Guerin Catholic at 7:30 p.m. on January 18th. Guerin Catholic is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 62.1 points per game this season.
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