Althoff Catholic waltzed into their game on Thursday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They claimed a resounding 52-20 victory over the Maryville Christian Lions. The Crusaders pushed the score to 36-16 by the end of the third, a deficit the Lions had little chance of recovering from.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Althoff Catholic to victory, but perhaps none more so than Kamora Davis, who almost dropped a double-double on 12 points and nine boards. Reece Distler was another key player, putting up 11 points along with seven rebounds and three steals.
Crusaders
| 12/12/24 @ Maryville Christian | 24 |
| 01/08/24 @ Maryville Christian | 24 |
| 11/30/23 vs Maryville Christian | 23 |
| 12/04/23 vs Christ Our Rock Lutheran | 23 |
| 12/29/23 vs McCluer | 21 |
Althoff Catholic smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 24 offensive boards. That's the most offensive rebounds they've posted since back in January.
Althoff Catholic pushed their record up to 6-5 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 26.8 points per game. As for Maryville Christian, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-6.
Althoff Catholic and Belleville East will compete for holiday cheer at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Maryville Christian, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 42-21 defeat against Gibault Catholic on the 13th.
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