Mechanicsburg hasn't had much luck against Catholic Central recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Mechanicsburg Indians will face off against the Catholic Central Irish at 7:30 p.m.
Mechanicsburg is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Fairbanks on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Mechanicsburg had to suffer through a 61-27 loss at the hands of Fairbanks. The Indians were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 33-10.
Meanwhile, Catholic Central had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They strolled past the Knights with points to spare, taking the game 54-40. While the Irish didn't have the best season last year (they finished 4-18), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
This is the second loss in a row for Mechanicsburg and nudges their season record down to 5-8. As for Catholic Central, they pushed their record up to 7-3 with the win, which was their third straight on the road.
Mechanicsburg came up short against Catholic Central in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, falling 52-44. Can Mechanicsburg avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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