Basketball Game Preview: Lima Central Catholic Thunderbirds vs. Ridgemont Golden Gophers

By Team Reports Dec 14, 2025, 1:45am

Basketball Preview: Lima Central Catholic Thunderbirds vs. Ridgemont Golden Gophers

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Previous Games

11/22/24 - Home40-47 L
11/24/23 - Away38-26 W
11/18/22 - Home65-19 W
11/19/21 - Away54-36 W
02/18/21 - Away48-33 W
+ 2 more games

Lima Central Catholic has gone 6-1 against Ridgemont recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Monday. The Thunderbirds will head out on the road to challenge the Golden Gophers at 6:00 p.m. Lima Central Catholic is coming into the contest on a three-game losing streak.

Lima Central Catholic is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Lincolnview on Thursday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. The Thunderbirds had to suffer through a 59-25 loss at the hands of the Lancers. The Thunderbirds were down 42-13 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.

Meanwhile, Ridgemont was just a bucket shy of victory on Saturday and fell 38-37 to Ada.

Lima Central Catholic's defeat dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Ridgemont, their loss dropped their record down to 4-4.

Lima Central Catholic came up short against Ridgemont when the teams last played back in November of 2024, falling 47-40. Can the Thunderbirds avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

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