The Archbishop McNicholas Rockets were the 69-60 winner over the Bishop Fenwick Falcons when they last played one another back in January, but their luck changed this time around. Archbishop McNicholas took a 60-51 hit to the loss column at the hands of Bishop Fenwick on Saturday. Archbishop McNicholas has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
When it comes to explaining why Archbishop McNicholas lost, one person who can't be blamed is Andrew Ehlers. Despite the final result, he almost dropped a double-double on 20 points and nine rebounds. That was a full 39.2% of Archbishop McNicholas' points, marking the third time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Grant Waters, who scored 13 points along with two steals.
Bishop Fenwick got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Bailey Temming out in front who dropped a double-double on 13 points and 12 rebounds. Temming has been hot recently, having posted three or more blocks the last five times he's played. Eddie Ferraro was another key contributor, scoring 16 points.
Archbishop McNicholas has traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 11-11 record this season. As for Bishop Fenwick, the victory (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 15-7.
Archbishop McNicholas' road trip will continue as they head out to face Taylor at 11:00 a.m. on February 24th. Taylor will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Ohio Rankings (they are ranked 304th, while Archbishop McNicholas is ranked 149th). Bishop Fenwick does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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