Basketball Recap: Bishop Ludden Falls Short Against Ranked Rome Free Academy

On Wednesday, Bishop Ludden faced Rome Free Academy in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Bishop Ludden Gaelic Knights might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 79-70 to the Rome Free Academy Black Knights, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. The Gaelic Knights have been going strong on the season, but this is now their second defeat in a row.

Bishop Ludden's loss dropped their record down to 14-3. As for Rome Free Academy, the victory keeps them at an undefeated 15-0.

Bishop Ludden has already played their next contest (against Syracuse Academy of Science), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Rome Free Academy will host New Hartford at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Rome Free Academy knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past 15 matches -- so hopefully New Hartford likes a good challenge.