If Roger Bacon was riding high fresh off their 62-36 takedown of Cincinnati Country Day last Saturday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Roger Bacon Spartans were dealt a 95-49 defeat at the hands of the Purcell Marian Cavaliers on Wednesday. The Spartans have struggled against the Cavaliers recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.
Roger Bacon lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Gianna Bose, who posted ten points. Another player making a difference was Gussie Hoffman, who went 7 of 17 en route to 14 points.
Spartans
| 01/22/25 @ Purcell Marian | 17 |
| 01/18/25 @ Cincinnati Country Day | 14 |
| 01/04/25 @ Norwood | 12 |
| 01/09/25 vs Northwest | 10 |
| 01/11/25 @ Summit Country Day | 8 |
Even though they lost, Roger Bacon was working as a unit and finished the game with 17 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Roger Bacon's loss dropped their record down to 7-10. As for Purcell Marian, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season.
Roger Bacon will look to defend their home court on Saturday against Clermont Northeastern at 1:30 p.m. Clermont Northeastern has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games. Purcell Marian has already played their next game (against Cincinnati Country Day), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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