It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Canton Central Catholic can now relate to. They took a 67-55 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Rootstown Rovers on Wednesday. While losing is never fun, the Crusaders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 188th in Ohio, while the Rovers are ranked 43rd in Ohio).
It was another big night for Nadia Lough, who dropped a double-double with 23 points and 11 boards for Rootstown. Lough is also on a roll when it comes to shooting accuracy, as she's posted one of at least 46% in the last five games she's played. Kelsey Bittecuffer was another key player, putting up 15 points.
Canton Central Catholic's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 17-9. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 26.7 points over those games. As for Rootstown, they pushed their record up to 25-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Canton Central Catholic does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Rootstown, they will challenge Smithville at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Rootstown knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past five matchups -- so hopefully Smithville likes a good challenge.
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