Basketball Preview: Pomona Catholic Pacers vs. St. Genevieve Valiants
Pomona Catholic hasn't had much luck against St. Genevieve recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Pomona Catholic Pacers will venture away from home to challenge the St. Genevieve Valiants at 7:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Pomona Catholic: 29.5, St. Genevieve: 29) so any points scored will be well earned.
Pomona Catholic is headed into Tuesday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Saturday. They lost 37-16 to St. Lucy's. The Pacers were down 31-10 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Meanwhile, St. Genevieve has relied on a stalwart defense averaging 29 points allowed per game, but that average took a hit on Thursday. They came up short against St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy, falling 57-36. The game marked the Valiants' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Pomona Catholic's defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for St. Genevieve, they moved to 4-1 with that loss, which also ended their four-game winning streak.
Pomona Catholic took a serious blow against St. Genevieve when the teams last played back in January, falling 49-17. Can Pomona Catholic avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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