Two dominant guards in Jayden Johnson and Cole Murdock are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Roanoke Catholic Celtics will be playing in front of their home fans against the New Covenant Gryphons at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Roanoke Catholic is headed into the matchup having just posted their biggest win since January 21st on Saturday. They breezed by Roanoke Valley Christian to the tune of 90-45. Given the Celtics' advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 77th, while the EAGLES are ranked 259th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, New Covenant had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. Everything went their way against the Ospreys as they made off with a 67-45 victory.
Roanoke Catholic has also been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-8 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 71.5 points per game. As for New Covenant, their win bumped their record up to 15-6.
Things could have been worse for Roanoke Catholic, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 74-57 loss to New Covenant when the teams last played back in January of 2024. Thankfully for Roanoke Catholic, Douglas Powell (who almost dropped a double-double on 23 points and nine rebounds) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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