The Grove City Christian Eagles will head out on the road to challenge the Berne Union Rockets at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Grove City Christian has five straight wins, Berne Union has seven straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Even though Bishop Rosecrans scored an imposing 55 points on Tuesday, Grove City Christian still came out on top. Grove City Christian secured a 59-55 W over Bishop Rosecrans.
Grove City Christian's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Caleb Ransom led the charge by scoring 17 points along with eight assists and five rebounds. That's the first time this season that Ransom posted eight or more assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Seth Vaughn, who scored 17 points.
Berne Union suffered their biggest loss since December 15, 2023 on Tuesday. They were the victim of a tough 46-25 loss at the hands of Fairfield Christian Academy. Berne Union has not had much luck with Fairfield Christian Academy recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Grove City Christian pushed their record up to 10-3 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive dominance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.0 points per game. As for Berne Union, their loss dropped their record down to 2-12.
Everything came up roses for Grove City Christian against Berne Union in their previous matchup back in December of 2023 as the team secured a 83-23 victory. With Grove City Christian ahead 58-18 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
