The Catholic Crusaders waltzed into their contest on Saturday with eight straight wins but they left with nine. They managed a 62-58 victory over St. Christopher. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Catholic got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Josiah Rickards out in front who scored 20 points along with six rebounds and two steals. Rickards is on a roll when it comes to points, as he's now scored 15 or more in the last three games he's played. Ashton Walker was another key contributor, scoring 16 points along with eight rebounds and four steals.
Catholic pushed their record up to 11-4 with that win, which was their 23rd straight at home dating back to last season. They've been dominating during the games in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 23.3 points. As for St. Christopher's, their loss dropped their record down to 12-3.
Catholic will take on Northern Nash at 3:00 p.m. on Monday. Northern Nash will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in their respective state's rankings (they are ranked 180th in North Carolina, while Catholic is ranked 18th in Virginia). As for St. Christopher's, they will head out on the road to take on Christchurch School at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
