Basketball Recap: Archbishop Carroll Falls Short Against Ranked Bishop Mcnamara

Archbishop Carroll is ranked highly in their home state and on Sunday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Bishop McNamara. The Archbishop Carroll Lions took a 73-62 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Bishop McNamara Mustangs. The defeat continues a trend for the Lions in their matchups with the Mustangs: they've now lost nine in a row.

Archbishop Carroll's loss dropped their record down to 12-10. As for Bishop McNamara, the victory was the eighth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 8-9.

A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Archbishop Carroll Lions face off against the Bishop Ireton Cardinals at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Bishop Ireton knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past three contests -- so hopefully Archbishop Carroll likes a good challenge. As for Bishop McNamara, they will host DeMatha at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Bishop McNamara knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past 17 matchups -- so hopefully DeMatha likes a good challenge.