The St. Mary Central Catholic Panthers will be playing at home against the Gibsonburg Golden Bears at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: St. Mary Central Catholic has struggled recently with 41 defeats in a row, while the Golden Bears will arrive with six straight victories.
Last Saturday, St. Mary Central Catholic took a serious blow against the Lakers, falling 50-11. St. Mary Central Catholic has not had much luck with the Lakers recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.
Meanwhile, Gibsonburg scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Saturday. They blew past St. Joseph Central Catholic 72-38 on the road. Gibsonburg has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine games by 25 points or more this season.
Gibsonburg found their leader in underclassman Elly Evarts, who went 7 for 13 from beyond the arc en route to 30 points and 8 assists. Evarts has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last four times she's played. Ansley Fleming was another key contributor, scoring 12 points along with four steals.
St. Mary Central Catholic's defeat was their 20th straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-18. Those losses could be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they only averaged 20.9 points per game. As for Gibsonburg, their win bumped their record up to 18-1.
St. Mary Central Catholic took a serious blow against the Golden Bears in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, falling 53-18. The game was all but decided by halftime, at which point St. Mary Central Catholic was down 31-11.