Basketball Game Preview: Parkersburg Catholic Crusaders vs. Magnolia Blue Eagles

By Team Reports Feb 8, 2025, 1:50am

Basketball Preview: Parkersburg Catholic Crusaders vs. Magnolia Blue Eagles

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The Parkersburg Catholic Crusaders just played last yesterday, but they'll still welcome the Magnolia Blue Eagles at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Parkersburg Catholic is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 55.2 points per game this season.

On Friday, Parkersburg Catholic beat Cameron 53-41. Given the Crusaders' advantage in MaxPreps' West Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 99th, while the Dragons are ranked 765th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Preston Randolph

Field Goal Percentage (Career)

02/07/25 vs Cameron70%
01/27/25 @ Wirt County57%
01/18/25 @ Fort Frye57%
01/30/25 vs Notre Dame50%
12/10/24 vs St. Marys50%

Preston Randolph and Leonardo DeAngelo were among the main playmakers for Parkersburg Catholic as the former went 7 for 10 to rack up 18 points along with eight boards and three blocks and the latter went 6 of 14 on his way to 17 points. The dominant performance also gave Randolph a new career-high in shooting accuracy (70%).

Meanwhile, Magnolia blew past Trinity Christian, posting an 80-47 win. That 33 point margin sets a new team best for the Blue Eagles this season.

Parkersburg Catholic's victory bumped their record up to 5-12. As for Magnolia, the win got them back to even at 8-8.

Parkersburg Catholic might still be hurting after the 79-53 loss they got from Magnolia in their previous meeting back in February of 2024. Will Parkersburg Catholic have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.

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