Berne Union is 2-8 against Bishop Rosecrans since February of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Berne Union Rockets will head out on the road to take on the Bishop Rosecrans Bishops at 7:30 p.m. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Berne Union has struggled recently with five losses in a row, while Bishop Rosecrans will arrive with five straight victories.
Berne Union suffered their biggest defeat yet this season on Tuesday. They were beaten by Harvest Prep 86-15. Berne Union was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 65-8.
Meanwhile, Bishop Rosecrans earned a 54-43 victory over Wellington School on Tuesday. Given Bishop Rosecrans' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 345th, while Wellington School is ranked 735th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Grady Labishak continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 31 points along with five assists and five rebounds. That makes it six consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of Bishop Rosecrans' points. Tyler Burnett was another key contributor, scoring nine points along with seven rebounds.
Berne Union bumped their record down to 2-10 with that loss, which was their third straight on the road. That rough patch could be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they only averaged 20.7 points per game. As for Bishop Rosecrans, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season.
Berne Union was taken down by Bishop Rosecrans 71-32 when the teams last played back in December of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Labishak, who went 8 for 13 from beyond the arc en route to 32 points and 6 assists. Now that Berne Union knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
