Auburn suffered their biggest loss since January 26, 2024 on Saturday. They had to suffer through a 83-56 loss at the hands of the Roanoke Catholic Celtics. The Eagles were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Celtics apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in January of 2024.
Roanoke Catholic got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Mason Williams out in front who went 8 for 11 on his way to 24 points. The dominant performance gave Williams a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jayden Johnson, who went 8 of 11 on his way to 21 points.
Auburn's loss dropped their record down to 5-3. As for Roanoke Catholic, the victory got them back to even at 6-6.
Auburn didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 64-57 defeat against Fort Chiswell on the 2nd. After both having extra time off, Roanoke Catholic and Southwest Virginia Academy will shake off the cobwebs and face off against one another at 6:00 p.m. on January 9th. Southwest Virginia Academy will roll in looking for their fifth straight win, something Roanoke Catholic surely won't give up without a fight.
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