Basketball Game Preview: GV Christian Guardians vs. Archbishop McNicholas Rockets

The GV Christian Guardians and the Archbishop McNicholas Rockets will round out the year against one another at at 1:45 p.m. on Friday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.

GV Christian took a loss when they played away from home on December 4th, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed two weeks ago. They claimed a resounding 72-35 victory over Adelson.

GV Christian's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Wake Rolwing, who went 9 for 19 on his way to 25 points in addition to five assists and five steals. Rolwing is crushing it when it comes to steals: he's grabbed at least two every time he's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Thomas Pulcini, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and 19 boards.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Archbishop McNicholas). They put the hurt on Purcell Marian with a sharp 83-60 win on Saturday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Rockets have posted since February 27th.

Archbishop McNicholas' win came from a few key players GV Christian will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Grant Waters, who went 6 of 11 from beyond the arc on his way to 22 points. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 15.7 points per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Kelyn Haucke, who went 6 of 9 from beyond the arc on his way to 18 points.

Rolwing wasn't the only one working in the assists department: Archbishop McNicholas was working as a unit and finished the game with 16 assists. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their assist total in three consecutive matchups.

GV Christian's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-2. As for Archbishop McNicholas, their victory bumped their record up to 2-4.

Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as the two teams are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. GV Christian hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 60 points per game. However, it's not like Archbishop McNicholas struggles in that department as they've been averaging 58.7 points. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run the score up higher Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.