The Archbishop McNicholas Rockets will head out to take on the Carroll Patriots at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Archbishop McNicholas is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 63.6 points per game this season.
On Tuesday, Archbishop McNicholas lost to La Salle at home by a 74-55 margin. While losing is never fun, the Rockets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 328th, while the Lancers are ranked 123rd).
| 01/27/24 vs Turpin | 8 |
| 01/14/25 vs La Salle | 5 |
| 02/24/24 vs Taylor | 5 |
| 01/08/25 vs Bishop Fenwick | 4 |
| 12/29/24 vs Tri-Cities Christian | 4 |
Despite the defeat, Archbishop McNicholas saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Grant Waters went 7 of 12 on his way to 26 points and five boards. That's the most rebounds Waters has posted since back in February of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Matthew Ehlers, who posted eight points.
Meanwhile, Carroll was just a bucket shy of victory on Saturday and fell 62-61 to Bishop Fenwick. The Patriots haven't had much luck with the Falcons recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Carroll's loss dropped their record down to 4-7. As for Archbishop McNicholas, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-7.
Archbishop McNicholas came up short against Carroll when the teams last played back in December of 2024, falling 63-58. Can Archbishop McNicholas avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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