Basketball Game Preview: Bishop Rosecrans Bishops vs. Newcomerstown Trojans

By Team Reports Feb 24, 2024, 6:23am

Preview: Bishop Rosecrans Bishops vs. Newcomerstown Trojans

The Bishop Rosecrans Bishops will be playing in front of their home fans against the Newcomerstown Trojans at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Bishop Rosecrans has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 183 points over their last three matches.

Last Friday, Bishop Rosecrans strolled past Wellington School with points to spare, taking the game 65-50.

It was another big night for Grady Labishak, who went 6 for 15 from beyond the arc en route to 31 points and 8 assists. That makes it three consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of Bishop Rosecrans' points. The team also got some help courtesy of Xander Daniels, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and ten rebounds.

Meanwhile, Newcomerstown was not able to break out of their rough patch last Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They suffered a rough 72-47 defeat at the hands of Buckeye Trail. While losing is never fun, Newcomerstown can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 703rd, while Buckeye Trail is ranked 279th).

Bishop Rosecrans' victory bumped their record up to 14-8. As for Newcomerstown, their loss dropped their record down to 5-15.

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