Basketball Recap: Cardinal Ritter College Prep Takes Down Ranked Rock Bridge

On Tuesday, Cardinal Ritter College Prep faced Rock Bridge in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Cardinal Ritter College Prep Lions secured a 61-56 W over the Rock Bridge Bruins. This was payback for the Lions, who suffered a 49-47 loss the last time these two teams met.

Lions

Previous 6 Games (Home)

02/04/25 vs Rock Bridge	61-56
01/24/25 vs Lutheran	56-54
01/22/25 vs Father Tolton	74-36
01/20/25 vs Hazelwood West	71-41
01/16/25 vs Jennings	90-20
01/14/25 vs Jefferson City	54-19

Cardinal Ritter College Prep's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-7. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.7 points per game. As for Rock Bridge, their defeat ended an eight-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 9-8.

Cardinal Ritter College Prep will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Hickman at 3:15 p.m. on February 15th. Rock Bridge has already played their next game (against Jefferson City), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.