Catholic Central was the 38-35 winner over Fairbanks when they last played one another back in December of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Catholic Central Irish were beaten by the Fairbanks Panthers 65-22 on Saturday. While losing is never fun, the Irish can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 697th, while the Panthers are ranked 168th).
Despite the loss, Catholic Central still got an impressive performance from Danaysha Dearmond, who went 5 of 11 on her way to 12 points and six boards.
Ally Gearheart had an outrageously good game for Fairbanks as she went 6 of 10 on her way to 15 points. Those 15 points gave Gearheart a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Mara Vicari, who posted ten points and five steals.
Catholic Central dropped their record down to 0-7 with the loss, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. As for Fairbanks, the victory was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 7-1.
Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing Southeastern Local the next time they take the court. Catholic Central will head out to face Southeastern Local at 6:00 p.m. on Monday, while Fairbanks will head out to face them at 3:30 p.m. on January 4, 2025.
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