Basketball Recap: Routt Catholic Skates Past Carlinville with Ease

Rockets

Margin (Wins)

12/20/24 vs Pleasant Hill	47
01/31/25 vs North Greene	43
01/13/25 vs Triopia/Meredosia-Chambersburg/Virginia	36
02/10/25 @ Carlinville	30
12/28/24 @ South County	28

Routt Catholic won the last time they faced Carlinville and things went their way on Monday too. The Routt Catholic Rockets claimed a resounding 73-43 win over the Carlinville Cavaliers. The Rockets have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine matchups by 20 points or more this season.

Carlinville's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Dominic Alepra, who went 8-for-20 to rack up 21 points, and Tate Duckels, who posted seven points and seven rebounds.

Routt Catholic's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 24-4. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.7 points over those games. As for Carlinville, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four games, which has put a noticeable dent in their 11-15 record this season.

Coming up, Routt Catholic will head out to face off against Brown County at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Brown County will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something Routt Catholic surely won't give up without a fight. As for Carlinville, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 64-33 victory against Gillespie on the 11th.