Marian Catholic and Linville Hill squared off in some playoff action on Saturday, but Marian Catholic had to settle for second. They were beaten by the Linville Hill Warriors 77-42. While losing is never fun, Marian Catholic can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 393rd, while Linville Hill is ranked 62nd).
Rocco Griguoli
| 03/08/25 vs Linville Hill | 8 |
| 03/01/25 vs Tri-Valley | 10 |
| 02/26/25 vs Schuylkill Haven | 22 |
| 02/07/25 vs Lehigh Christian Academy | 11 |
Rocco Griguoli and Jacob De La Cruz certainly did their best on Saturday to avoid the loss. Griguoli posted 11 points and eight boards, while De La Cruz shot 41% from the field en route to 18 points. Griguoli has been hot recently, having posted eight or more rebounds the last four times he's played.
Linville Hill's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Derian Peterseim led the charge by going 6-for-11 from beyond the arc to rack up 22 points. Another player making a difference was Giovanni Sejuste, who almost dropped a double-double with 17 points and nine boards.
Marian Catholic's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-12. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 74.3 points over those games. As for Linville Hill, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 25-3 record this season.
As of now, neither Marian Catholic nor Linville Hill have any future games scheduled.
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