Basketball Recap: Roncalli Beats North Central for Their Third Straight Win

Roncalli hadn't done well against North Central recently (they were 0-4 in their previous four matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. The Roncalli Royals walked away with a 59-48 victory over the North Central Panthers. The win was familiar territory for the Royals who have now won three matches in a row.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Roncalli to victory, but perhaps none more so than Elliot Leffler, who went 7 for 14 on her way to 23 points and five rebounds. The game was Leffler's seventh in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Catie Rosko, who went 5 of 8 on her way to 14 points and four steals.

Roncalli's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-2. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.5 points per game. As for North Central, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-8.

Roncalli will head out to take on Ben Davis at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Roncalli knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past three contests -- so hopefully Ben Davis likes a good challenge. As for North Central, they will have a little extra prep time after the defeat as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Carmel at 7:30 p.m. on December 20th.