The Roanoke Catholic Celtics pushed their score all the way to 69 on Tuesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They took a 78-69 hit to the loss column at the hands of Hargrave Military Academy. Roanoke Catholic has not had much luck with Hargrave Military Academy recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.
Roanoke Catholic's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Demarcus Brown, who scored 20 points along with two steals. Another player making a difference was Jayden Johnson, who scored 20 points along with five rebounds and two blocks.
Roanoke Catholic has not been sharp recently as the team's lost seven of their last nine matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-17 record this season. As for Hargrave Military Academy, the victory (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 13-6.
Roanoke Catholic won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Northside at 7:00 p.m. on February 7th. One thing working in Northside's favor is that they have posted big point totals every time they've taken the court this season. As for Hargrave Military Academy, they will head out on the road to take on North Cross at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hopefully North Cross focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 15 on Tuesday.
