The Central Catholic Raiders will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against the Central Golden Eagles at 3:00 p.m. on March 9th. Central Catholic will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Massachusetts Rankings (they are ranked 44th, while Central is ranked seventh).
It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Central Catholic can now relate to. They fell just short of the Flyers by a score of 54-51.
Meanwhile, Central came tearing into Wednesday's match with 15 straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 26.7 points) and they left with even more momentum. They strolled past Attleboro with points to spare, taking the game 52-38.
Central's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Angela Hector, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 18 rebounds. Hector hasn't dropped below nine rebounds for 11 straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Jai-lyn Garvin-martin, who scored 16 points.
Central Catholic's defeat dropped their record down to 4-2. As for Central, their victory bumped their record up to 20-3.
Central Catholic came out on top in a nail-biter against Central when the teams last played back in January of 2020, sneaking past 38-36. Does Central Catholic have another victory up their sleeve, or will Central turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
