Basketball Recap: Archbishop McNicholas Takes a Loss

Archbishop McNicholas was the 65-60 winner over La Salle when they last played one another back in January of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Archbishop McNicholas Rockets received a blow on Tuesday as they fell 74-55 to the La Salle Lancers. While losing is never fun, the Rockets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 328th, while the Lancers are ranked 123rd).

Despite the loss, Archbishop McNicholas still got an impressive performance from Grant Waters, who went 7 for 12 on his way to 26 points and five rebounds. Waters' evening made it five games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Matthew Ehlers was another key player, putting up eight points.

Drae Arnold continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for La Salle, going 9 of 10 on his way to 30 points and five rebounds. Arnold is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last four games he's played. Another player making a difference was Patrick Mclaughlin, who posted 18 points in addition to six boards and four steals.

This is the second loss in a row for Archbishop McNicholas and nudges their season record down to 5-7. As for La Salle, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season.

Archbishop McNicholas will venture away from home to face off against Carroll at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Archbishop McNicholas is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 63.6 points per game this season. As for La Salle, they will welcome Elder at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Elder will roll in looking for their eighth straight win, something La Salle surely won't give up without a fight.