The Bishop Rosecrans Bishops have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four matchups by 28 points or more this season. They blew past Catholic Central 76-44 on the road. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Bishop Rosecrans also won the last time the pair played back in February of 2023.
Grady Labishak continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 33 points along with eight assists. That makes it eight consecutive games in which he has scored at least 25% of Bishop Rosecrans' points. The team also got some help courtesy of Brendan Bernath, who scored 15 points along with seven rebounds.
When it comes to explaining why Catholic Central lost on Wednesday, one person who can't be blamed is Benjamin Rook. Despite the final result, he scored 15 points along with three steals. The match was Rook's eighth in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Tommy Pergi, who scored six points along with eight rebounds.
Catholic Central struggled to work together and finished the game with only three assists. That's the fewest assists they've managed all season.
Bishop Rosecrans is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. As for Catholic Central, their loss dropped their record down to 4-4.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Bishop Rosecrans will wrap up 2023 with a road trip to face off against Newark Catholic at 4:15 p.m. on Saturday. Newark Catholic comes in still looking for their first win of the season. Catholic Central will wrap up 2023 with a road trip to face off against Shenandoah at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are ranked near one another in Ohio (Shenandoah is ranked 548th, while Catholic Central is ranked 547th).
