Roanoke Catholic and Fairfax Christian squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Roanoke Catholic had to settle for second. They had to suffer through a 94-58 loss at the hands of the Fairfax Christian Cardinals. While losing is never fun, the Celtics can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 93rd, while the Cardinals are ranked 35th).
Roanoke Catholic has also been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 20-12 record this season. The win was the fourth in a row for Fairfax Christian, bringing their record for this year to 23-12.
Roanoke Catholic does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Fairfax Christian, a feisty cat fight will be fought as the Cardinals duke it out with the Wildcats at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. The Carmel School knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past 29 matchups -- so hopefully Fairfax Christian likes a good challenge.
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