Roanoke Catholic lost against Oak Hill Academy Red back in December of 2023 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Roanoke Catholic Celtics came up short against the Oak Hill Academy Red Warriors, falling 83-58. While losing is never fun, the Celtics can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 77th, while the Warriors are ranked 20th).
Despite the loss, Roanoke Catholic saw an underclassman step up: freshman Mason Williams posted 13 points. Williams is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for three straight games. Demarcus Brown was another key player, going 5 for 11 on his way to 12 points.
Roanoke Catholic's defeat dropped their record down to 15-8. As for Oak Hill Academy Red, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-4 record this season.
Roanoke Catholic didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 90-45 win against Roanoke Valley Christian on the 1st. Oak Hill Academy Red has also already played their next contest (against NC GBB Academy National), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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