The Cathedral Fighting Irish will be taking part in a tournament against the Indianapolis Crispus Attucks Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Cathedral picked up another tournament win on Saturday. They claimed a resounding 93-38 win over Purdue Polytechnic. Given the Fighting Irish's advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked fourth, while the Techies are ranked 149th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Indianapolis Crispus Attucks made easy work of Christel House on Saturday and carried off an 82-58 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Tigers.
Cathedral better keep an eye on Dezmon Briscoe. He was instrumental in Indianapolis Crispus Attucks' win, going 8 for 13 en route to 20 points along with eight boards and four blocks. What's more, Briscoe also racked up three steals, the most he's had since back in February of 2024. Chris Hurt was another key player, going 5 of 8 on his way to 15 points and three steals.
Indianapolis Crispus Attucks was working as a unit and finished the game with 22 assists. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their assist total in three consecutive contests.
Indianapolis Crispus Attucks is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 80.0 points per game. As for Cathedral, their record now sits at 11-4.
Cathedral couldn't quite finish off Indianapolis Crispus Attucks when the teams last played back in January of 2024 and fell 71-68. Can Cathedral avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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