The Bishop Rosecrans Bishops will be home for the holidays to greet the Newark Catholic Green Wave at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Bishop Rosecrans will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Ohio Rankings (they are ranked 677th, while Newark Catholic is ranked 46th).
Last Tuesday, Bishop Rosecrans took a serious blow against Harvest Prep, falling 70-28. Bishop Rosecrans has not had much luck with Harvest Prep recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Meanwhile, Newark Catholic put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Tree of Life Christian 46-9 at home. That 46-9 margin sets a new team best for Newark Catholic this season.
It was another big night for Kylie Gibson, who scored ten points along with six steals and five rebounds. Gibson is absolutely dominating the steal category: she's posted at least two every time she's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Fini Kaiser, who scored 11 points.
Bishop Rosecrans has not been sharp recently, as they've lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-5 record this season. As for Newark Catholic, they pushed their record up to 7-0 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season.
Bishop Rosecrans might still be hurting after the 52-31 loss they got from Newark Catholic in their previous meeting back in December of 2019. Can Bishop Rosecrans avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
