The Melbourne Central Catholic Hustlers put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their perfect season alive. In a tight contest that could have gone either way, they made off with a 35-34 victory over Odyssey Charter School. That's two games straight that Melbourne Central Catholic has won by exactly a single point.
Melbourne Central Catholic was led to victory by Henry Lane and Hayden Deane. Lane scored 12 points along with 5 steals, while Deane scored 18 points along with 7 rebounds and 3 steals. That makes it three consecutive games in which Deane has scored at least 25% of Melbourne Central Catholic's points.
Melbourne Central Catholic pushed their record up to 4-0 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive dominance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.0 points per game. As for Odyssey Charter School, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-4.
Melbourne Central Catholic will stay at home for another game and welcome Mater Brighton Lakes Academy at 7:00 p.m. on December 11th. Odyssey Charter School and St. Edward's will face off at 6:30 p.m. on December 12th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday.
