The Roanoke Catholic Celtics will square off against the Benedictine Cadets at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Roanoke Catholic has given up an average of 65.2 points per game this season, but Tuesday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
On Friday, Roanoke Catholic lost to Virginia Episcopal School at home by a 65-47 margin.
Meanwhile, Benedictine was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They took a 67-49 bruising from Bishop McDevitt. While losing is never fun, the Cadets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 116th in Virginia, while the Crusaders are ranked ninth in Pennsylvania).
Benedictine's defeat dropped their record down to 5-10. As for Roanoke Catholic, their loss was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 4-1 and their overall record down to 6-6.
Roanoke Catholic didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Benedictine in their previous meeting back in January of 2025, but they still walked away with a 62-57 win. Will the Celtics repeat their success, or do the Cadets have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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