Basketball Recap: Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory Takes a Loss

It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory can now relate to. They lost to the Guerin Catholic Golden Eagles on the road by a 59-45 margin on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Braves can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 65th, while the Golden Eagles are ranked eighth).

When it comes to explaining why Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory lost, don't look at Nicholas Sobek. Despite the final result, he posted 13 points and eight boards. Chace Ford was another key player, going 5-for-8 en route to 11 points.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Guerin Catholic to victory, but perhaps none more so than Bryson Cardinal, who dropped a double-double with 18 points and ten rebounds. Cardinal is also on a roll when it comes to field goal percentage, as he's posted one of at least 46% in the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Ryne Paris, who shot 55% from the field to rack up 14 points and seven boards.

Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory's loss dropped their record down to 14-9. As for Guerin Catholic, they are on a roll lately: they've won 16 of their last 18 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 22-4 record this season.

Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Guerin Catholic, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 63-39 win against Tri-West Hendricks on the 8th.