On Thursday, Roanoke Catholic had to suffer through a rough 59-19 loss at the hands of Jefferson Christian Academy. While losing is never fun, Roanoke Catholic can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 241st, while Jefferson Christian Academy is ranked 64th).
Payton Dunbar continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for Jefferson Christian Academy, scoring 23 points along with six steals and five assists. That makes it seven consecutive games in which Dunbar has scored at least a third of Jefferson Christian Academy's points. Abby Reed was another key contributor, scoring 14 points.
Roanoke Catholic has been struggling recently, as they've lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-6 record this season. As for Jefferson Christian Academy, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season.
Roanoke Catholic will be playing at home against Grace Christian at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Grace Christian will be looking to extend their current seven-game winning streak. Jefferson Christian Academy will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Forsyth Home Educators at 11:00 a.m. on February 3rd.
