If Norfolk Catholic was feeling good fresh off their 49-15 takedown of Lutheran-Northeast last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Norfolk Catholic Knights took a 45-35 hit to the loss column at the hands of the O'Neill Eagles on Tuesday. The Knights were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Eagles apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in February of 2024.
| 01/28/25 vs O'Neill | 10 |
| 01/24/25 vs Lutheran-Northeast | 8 |
| 01/21/25 vs Pierce | 9 |
Norfolk Catholic's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Sidonia Wattier, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and ten rebounds. Wattier has been hot recently, having posted eight or more boards the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Ava Wemhoff, who posted eight points.
Even though they lost, Norfolk Catholic smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive rebounds. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as O'Neill only pulled down two offensive boards.
Leading O'Neill to victory were Mady Heiss and Taylor Young. Heiss went 5 of 6 on her way to 13 points and three steals, while Young went 5 for 6 en route to 12 points and three steals. Those three steals gave Young a new career-high.
Norfolk Catholic's loss dropped their record down to 5-12. As for O'Neill, the win was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 11-5.
Norfolk Catholic has already played their next matchup (against Boone Central), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. O'Neill will host West Holt at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. O'Neill is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 50.7 points per game this season.
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