Recap: Bishop Canevin Crusaders vs. Highlands Golden Rams
The Bishop Canevin Crusaders pushed their score all the way to 70 on Tuesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell 78-70 to Highlands. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their last game last Saturday (58), Bishop Canevin still had to take the loss.
Bishop Canevin lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Jason Cross Jr, who dropped a double-double on 27 points and ten rebounds. Michael Vaughn was another key contributor, scoring 15 points along with seven rebounds and two steals.
This is the second loss in a row for Bishop Canevin and nudges their season record down to 7-7. As for Highlands, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season.
Bishop Canevin's road trip will continue as they head out to face Nazareth Prep at 6:30 p.m. on January 26th. As for Highlands, they will look to defend their home court on Friday against Hampton at 7:30 p.m. Hampton presents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than Highlands in Pennsylvania (Hampton is ranked 45th, while Highlands is ranked 163rd).
