01/19/24 vs North Cross | 27 |
12/10/24 vs Eastern Mennonite | 27 |
12/28/23 vs Auburn | 24 |
02/03/24 vs Jefferson Forest | 7 |
12/05/24 vs Jefferson Christian Academy | 23 |
Roanoke Catholic had won three straight home games and Demarcus Brown did his part to make it four on Thursday. The Roanoke Catholic Celtics walked away with a 62-55 win over the North Cross Raiders thanks in part to Brown, who went 11 for 16 en route to 23 points and five rebounds. That's the most points he has posted since back in December of 2024.
North Cross lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Jesiah Hines, who went 8 of 17 on his way to 21 points in addition to seven boards and three steals. Another player making a difference was Antonio Mack, who went 7 for 10 en route to 15 points.
Roanoke Catholic is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 71.1 points per game. As for North Cross, they moved to 14-4 with that defeat, which also ended their five-game winning streak.
Roanoke Catholic has already played their next matchup, an 83-58 loss against Oak Hill Academy Red on the 31st. As for North Cross, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, an 80-78 victory against Lord Botetourt on the 1st.
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