Archbishop McNicholas hasn't had much luck against Archbishop Alter recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Archbishop McNicholas Rockets will head out to take on the Archbishop Alter Knights at 7:30 p.m. Archbishop McNicholas is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last four games.
Archbishop McNicholas is headed into the contest having just posted their biggest win since December 27, 2024 on Tuesday. They blew past Roger Bacon 73-49. Given the Rockets' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 207th, while the Spartans are ranked 496th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Charlie Clark and Grant Waters were among the main playmakers for Archbishop McNicholas as the former went 8 of 12 to rack up 20 points and seven boards and the latter posted 14 points and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Garrit Gunter, who had ten points and five rebounds.
Meanwhile, Archbishop Alter came up short against Badin on Tuesday and fell 61-51.
Archbishop Alter's loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 8-1 and their overall record down to 15-6. As for Archbishop McNicholas, they now have a winning record of 11-10.
Archbishop McNicholas ended up a good deal behind Archbishop Alter when the teams last played back in January, losing 67-49. Can Archbishop McNicholas avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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