The Charleston Catholic Irish are on the road again on Saturday and play against the Hoover Huskies at 1:30 p.m. on December 16th. Hopefully Charleston Catholic focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 21 on Saturday.
Even though Charleston Catholic has not done well against Bridgeport recently (they were 0-3 in their previous three matchups), they didn't let the past get in their way. Charleston Catholic slipped by Bridgeport 44-43. The win was just what Charleston Catholic needed coming off of a 68-29 defeat in their prior matchup.
Charleston Catholic found their leader in underclassman Mary Rushworth, who scored 25 points along with five rebounds and four steals. That makes it three consecutive games in which Rushworth has scored at least 25% of Charleston Catholic's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Layla Carter, who scored nine points along with six rebounds.
Meanwhile, this season hasn't been kind to Hoover, who are still winless after their fourth match. They took a serious blow against Sissonville on Tuesday, falling 61-25. While losing is never fun, Hoover can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' West Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 90th, while Sissonville is ranked 28th).
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the most dominant came from Bella Haas, who scored 11 points. Natilee Hill was another key contributor, scoring seven points.
Charleston Catholic now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Hoover, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
Keep an eye on the arc in Saturday's game: Charleston Catholic have been dynamite from deep this season, having only made 30% of their threes per game. It's a different story for Hoover, though, as they've only made 23.3% of their threes per game this season. Given Charleston Catholic's sizeable advantage in that area, Hoover will need to find a way to close that gap.
Charleston Catholic came up short against Hoover in their previous meeting back in December of 2018, falling 26-15. Can Charleston Catholic avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
