Fishburne Military hasn't had much luck against Roanoke Catholic recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Fishburne Military Caissons will take on the Roanoke Catholic Celtics at 6:30 p.m.
Last Thursday, Fishburne Military ended up a good deal behind New Covenant and lost 57-43. While losing is never fun, the Caissons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 235th, while the Gryphons are ranked 43rd).
Meanwhile, Roanoke Catholic won against Auburn two weeks ago with 83 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Thursday. Roanoke Catholic took their matchup with ease, bagging an 83-38 win over Southwest Virginia Academy. The Celtics have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four games by 25 points or more this season.
Fishburne Military better focus on containing Jayden Johnson and Demarcus Brown as the pair were huge in Roanoke Catholic's win. Johnson went 10 for 13 on his way to 23 points, while Brown went 6 of 11 en route to 17 points along with six assists and five boards. Johnson's evening made it four games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Yajae Hairston, who posted ten points.
Roanoke Catholic was working as a unit and finished the game with 21 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Southwest Virginia Academy only racked up two assists.
Roanoke Catholic is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-6 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 76.8 points per game. As for Fishburne Military, they now have a losing record at 3-4.
Fishburne Military was taken down by Roanoke Catholic 82-51 in their previous meeting back in January of 2024. Can Fishburne Military avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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