The Roanoke Catholic Celtics's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Tuesday after their fifth straight loss. They took a 69-56 hit to the loss column at the hands of Carlisle. While losing is never fun, Roanoke Catholic can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 230th, while Carlisle is ranked 51st).
Several Celtics players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Jayden Johnson, who scored 23 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Johnson has scored all season. Jalen Merchant was another key contributor, dropping a double-double on 11 points and 14 rebounds.
Carlisle got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Trey Beamer out in front who scored 30 points along with eight rebounds and five assists. Beamer hasn't dropped below 17 points for 14 straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Branson Leduc-Mattox, who scored 12 points along with seven rebounds and five assists.
Roanoke Catholic dropped their record down to 6-20 with that defeat, which was their sixth straight at home. As for Carlisle, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 22-10 record this season.
Roanoke Catholic will head out on the road to face off against Virginia Episcopal School at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Averaging 59.18 points so far this season, Virginia Episcopal School's high-powered offense has been in full-swing lately, so Roanoke Catholic better be ready for a challenge. As for Carlisle, they will head out on the road to square off against Blue Ridge at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday. Blue Ridge knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past 17 matchups -- so hopefully Carlisle likes a good challenge.
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