Roanoke Valley Christian lost against Roanoke Catholic back in December of 2019 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Roanoke Valley Christian EAGLES were dealt a 90-45 loss at the hands of the Roanoke Catholic Celtics. While losing is never fun, the EAGLES can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 258th, while the Celtics are ranked 77th).
Roanoke Valley Christian lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Logan Gutierrez, who went 9 of 16 on his way to 20 points and six rebounds. That was a full 44.4% of Roanoke Valley Christian's points, marking the seventh time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. Brayden Hawley also deserves some recognition as he pulled down his first rebound of the season.
Leading Roanoke Catholic to victory were Jayden Johnson and Demarcus Brown. Johnson went 8 for 16 en route to 25 points, while Brown went 8 of 13 from beyond the arc on his way to 25 points and three steals. Johnson is on a roll when it comes to points, as he's now scored 16 or more in the last 12 games he's played. Yajae Hairston was another key player, putting up six points along with six boards and five assists.
Roanoke Valley Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 10-6. As for Roanoke Catholic, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-8 record this season.
Roanoke Valley Christian will host Boys' Home at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Roanoke Catholic, they will welcome New Covenant at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Roanoke Catholic knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past 15 games -- so hopefully New Covenant likes a good challenge.
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