Basketball Recap: Make It Four in a Row for Bishop Mcdevitt

Bishop McDevitt won the last time they faced Steelton-Highspire and things went their way on Monday too. The Bishop McDevitt Crusaders snuck past the Steelton-Highspire Steamrollers with a 66-62 victory. Given the Crusaders' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 186th, while the Steamrollers are ranked 378th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Bishop McDevitt got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Ethan Hammer out in front who went 8 for 13 on his way to 18 points and six boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Jadus Byrd, who went 5 of 11 en route to 14 points and six rebounds.

Crusaders

Previous 4 Games

01/13/25 vs Steelton-Highspire	66-62
01/10/25 vs James Buchanan	82-75
01/07/25 @ Susquehanna Township	61-58
01/03/25 vs Big Spring	71-49

The victory was the fourth in a row for Bishop McDevitt, bringing their record for this year to 7-5. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.0 points per game. As for Steelton-Highspire, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-8.

Bishop McDevitt has already played their next game (against Camp Hill), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Steelton-Highspire has also has no score uploaded for their next match, this one against Boiling Springs.