The Archbishop McNicholas Rockets and the Stow-Munroe Falls Bulldogs will face off at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. Archbishop McNicholas is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 61.3 points per game this season.
On Friday, Archbishop McNicholas was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 56-52 to Chaminade Julienne Catholic. The loss continues a trend for the Rockets in their matchups with the Eagles: they've now lost three in a row.
Despite the defeat, Archbishop McNicholas saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Grant Waters went 7 of 15 on his way to 21 points. AJ Gundler was another key player, putting up five points and five boards.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Stow-Munroe Falls). They blew past Nordonia 83-49 on Friday. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 43-15.
Archbishop McNicholas' loss dropped their record down to 6-9. As for Stow-Munroe Falls, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-7.
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