Two dominant guards in Cole Murdock and Jayden Johnson are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The New Covenant Gryphons are taking a road trip to challenge the Roanoke Catholic Celtics at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Roanoke Catholic will be up against a hot New Covenant team: the squad just extended their winning streak to three. New Covenant blew past Smith Mountain Lake Christian Academy 67-45 on Friday.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Roanoke Catholic). They took their game on Saturday with ease, bagging a 90-45 win over Roanoke Valley Christian. Given the Celtics' advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 77th, while the EAGLES are ranked 259th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Roanoke Catholic has also been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-8 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 71.5 points per game. As for New Covenant, their victory bumped their record up to 15-6.
New Covenant strolled past Roanoke Catholic in their previous meeting back in January of 2024 by a score of 74-57. The rematch might be a little tougher for New Covenant since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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