Basketball Recap: Charlie Clark's Big Game Can't Quite Lead Archbishop Mcnicholas over Jeffersontown

Rockets

Previous 5 Games

12/28/24 vs Jeffersontown	56-62
12/27/24 vs GV Christian	83-25
12/21/24 vs Purcell Marian	83-60
12/20/24 vs North Catholic	62-56
12/14/24 vs Walnut Hills	57-59

If Archbishop McNicholas was feeling good fresh off their 83-25 takedown of GV Christian last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Archbishop McNicholas Rockets fell to the Jeffersontown Chargers 62-56. The Rockets' defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.

Archbishop McNicholas lost on Saturday despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Charlie Clark, who went 5 for 11 on his way to 14 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Grant Waters, who went 6 of 12 en route to 17 points.

Archbishop McNicholas' loss dropped their record down to 3-5. As for Jeffersontown, the win was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 5-2.

Archbishop McNicholas won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Tri-Cities Christian at 1:45 p.m. on Sunday. As for Jeffersontown, they and Todd County Central will face off at 12:00 p.m. on Sunday without much rest having both just played. One thing working in Jeffersontown's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last five contests.