Basketball Recap: Round Top-Carmine Picks Up Fourth Consecutive Victory

Round Top-Carmine took a 27-point loss the last time they faced off against Buckholts, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. The Round Top-Carmine Cubs' defense stepped up to hand the Buckholts Badgers a 2-0 shutout on Friday. The victory was nothing new for the Cubs as they're now sitting on four straight.

Round Top-Carmine is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 20.7 points per game. As for Buckholts, they dropped their record down to 2-11 with the defeat, which was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season.

Round Top-Carmine will take on Richards at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Round Top-Carmine's defense has only allowed 26.6 points per game this season, so Richards' offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Buckholts, they will head out to face off against Dime Box at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.