On Friday, St. Rose faced Red Bank Catholic in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The St. Rose Purple Roses fell just short of the Red Bank Catholic Caseys by a score of 50-48. The Purple Roses were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Caseys earlier this season, when they won 61-54.
Addy Nyemchek was her usual excellent self, going 5-for-11 to rack up 13 points and four steals for Red Bank Catholic. The team also got some help courtesy of Christina Liggio, who posted nine points and three steals.
St. Rose's defeat was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 5-1 and their overall record down to 15-3. As for Red Bank Catholic, the victory was the 19th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 25-4.
St. Rose does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Red Bank Catholic, they will challenge Princeton Day at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.
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