Recap: Roger Bacon Spartans vs. Norwood Indians
If the Roger Bacon Spartans were feeling good off their 39-14 takedown of the Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy Eagles last Monday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. Roger Bacon took a 38-29 hit to the loss column at the hands of Norwood on Wednesday. The contest was a 11-11 toss-up at halftime, but Roger Bacon couldn't quite close it out.
Roger Bacon lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Leah Fulton, who scored six points along with nine rebounds and two steals. Mariah Henderson was another key contributor, scoring seven points along with 11 rebounds and two blocks.
Roger Bacon's loss dropped their record down to 9-13. As for Norwood, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season.
Roger Bacon will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Wilmington at 5:30 p.m. on February 20th. Wilmington is coming into the contest with three straight wins on the road, so Roger Bacon is out to stop a team with plenty of momentum. As for Norwood, they will take on Blanchester at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Hopefully Norwood is not getting complacent considering they own a much higher rank in Ohio (they are ranked 141st, while Blanchester is ranked 718th).
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