The Roanoke Catholic Celtics's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Friday after their eighth straight loss. The contest between Roanoke Catholic and William Byrd wasn't particularly close, with Roanoke Catholic falling 69-55. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Despite the loss, Roanoke Catholic still got an impressive performance from Jalen Merchant , who scored 20 points. The game was Merchant 's fourth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Demarcus Brown, who scored 15 points.
Roanoke Catholic struggled to get the ball back on offense and finished the game with only an offensive rebound. That's the fewest offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Roanoke Catholic's loss was their fifth straight at home, which bumped their record down to 1-8. That rough patch can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.2 points per game. As for William Byrd, their victory bumped their record up to 7-2.
Roanoke Catholic will be playing in front of their home fans against Eastern Mennonite at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Hopefully Eastern Mennonite focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up ten on Thursday. William Byrd and Fleming will face off at 7:00 p.m. on January 3rd without much rest after finishing up games yesterday.
