Basketball Recap: Ralston Drops Season-High Score on Roncalli Catholic

Rams

Team Score (Highest)

02/07/25 @ Roncalli Catholic	68
01/03/25 vs Nebraska City	61
01/16/25 vs Malcolm	57
12/10/24 @ Nebraska City	54
01/30/25 vs Beatrice	53

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Ralston). They skirted past the Roncalli Catholic Crimson Pride 68-66. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Rams considering their 27-point performance the match before.

Ralston's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Lamar Rucker led the charge by going 7 for 12 to rack up 17 points and seven rebounds. Another player making a difference was Winner Mutoke, who went 5 of 8 en route to 13 points.

Ralston's victory bumped their record up to 8-10. As for Roncalli Catholic, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost seven of their last nine contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-10 record this season.

Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing South Sioux City the next time they take the court. Roncalli Catholic will head out to face South Sioux City at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, while Ralston will head out to face them at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.