Cate Rams Smash Thacher Toads 57-43 Victory

January 7, 2024

Defensive Experiment Pays Off

Yael Mendez

It’s always great to be a Cate Ram and smash the visiting Thacher Toads. Cate Boys Varsity defeats Thacher in a non-league matchup 57-43 at Sprague Gymnasium.
Still being early in the season, we experimented with a couple of defensive sets against a physical and bruising Thacher team to get the reps needed to win games in January and February.

Shawn Cordiero ’24 was our spark off the bench today with a quick 5 to give us our first separation from Thacher and a lead we did not lose for the rest of the game. Shawn does so many things well; he is patient and fundamentally sound.

Yael Mendez ’26 returned after a week of being sick and, as always, comes in ready to drain a couple of threes. He had big 3s in the 2nd and 3rd to fend off Thacher’s runs.