After three games on the road, Archbishop McNicholas is heading back home. They will take on the Taylor Yellowjackets at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Hopefully Archbishop McNicholas focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 13 on Saturday.
Last Saturday, Archbishop McNicholas came up short against Bishop Fenwick and fell 60-51.
Despite the loss, Archbishop McNicholas got a solid performance out of Andrew Ehlers, who 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. The team also got some help courtesy of Grant Waters, who scored 13 points along with two steals.
Meanwhile, Taylor beat New Richmond 59-50 last Tuesday. Given Taylor's advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 296th, while New Richmond is ranked 603rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Archbishop McNicholas has traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six games, which put a noticeable dent in their 11-11 record this season. As for Taylor, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-8.
Everything came up roses for Archbishop McNicholas against Taylor in their previous matchup back in February of 2018 as the squad secured a 72-20 win. Will Archbishop McNicholas repeat their success, or does Taylor have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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