The Catholic Central Crusaders will take on the Bishop Rosecrans Bishops at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Having struggled with four defeats in a row, Catholic Central turned things around against Madonna on Tuesday. They walked away with a 57-50 win over the Blue Dons. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for the Crusaders' offense, which had struggled in the games prior.
Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led Bishop Rosecrans over Wellington School in every quarter on their way to victory on Friday. The Bishops put the hurt on the Jaguars with a sharp 58-33 victory. The Bishops pushed the score to 43-22 by the end of the third, a deficit the Jaguars had little chance of recovering from.
Bishop Rosecrans had a senior duo take command as Owen Lambert shot 82% from the field on his way to 20 points and five rebounds and Tyler Bernett dropped a double-double with 14 points and 15 boards. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Lambert has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Kohen Harris, who posted four points and four steals.
Bishop Rosecrans smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 11 offensive boards in four consecutive games.
Bishop Rosecrans' win bumped their record up to 8-4. As for Catholic Central, their victory bumped their record up to 6-9.
Catholic Central strolled past Bishop Rosecrans in their previous meeting back in March of 2025 by a score of 56-37. Do the Crusaders have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Bishops turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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