The Grove City Christian Eagles will head out on the road to take on the Bishop Rosecrans Bishops at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Grove City Christian is coming into the match hot, having won their last four games.
On Saturday, everything came up roses for Grove City Christian against Fairfield Christian Academy as the squad secured a 63-36 victory. The Eagles have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five contests by 21 points or more this season.
02/01/25 vs Fairfield Christian Academy | 22 |
01/14/25 vs Berne Union | 10 |
01/16/25 @ Fisher Catholic | 6 |
01/18/25 @ Miller | 5 |
01/13/24 vs Fairfield Christian Academy | 5 |
Ryan Laemmle had an outrageously good game as he made all 10 shots he took to post 22 points. Those 22 points gave him a new career-high. Josiah Harmeyer was another key player, putting up 13 points and eight rebounds.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Saturday Bishop Rosecrans sidestepped Fisher Catholic for a 54-51 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bishops.
Grove City Christian better keep an eye on Tyler Bernett. He was instrumental in Bishop Rosecrans' win, dropping a double-double on 15 points and 12 boards. Bernett has been hot for a while, having posted eight or more rebounds the last 13 times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Nick Bernath, who went 5 for 9 on his way to 11 points.
Grove City Christian pushed their record up to 9-6 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.0 points per game. As for Bishop Rosecrans, their win bumped their record up to 13-4.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Grove City Christian has been crashing the boards this season, having averaged 25.1 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Bishop Rosecrans struggles in that department as they've been averaging 30.6 boards. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
Grove City Christian and Bishop Rosecrans were neck-and-neck in their previous matchup back in January, but Grove City Christian came up empty-handed after a 66-65 loss. Can Grove City Christian avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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