Basketball Game Preview: Oregon Episcopal Aardvarks vs. De La Salle North Catholic Knights

Oregon Episcopal is 2-8 against De La Salle North Catholic since February of 2022 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Oregon Episcopal Aardvarks will face off against the De La Salle North Catholic Knights. One thing working in Oregon Episcopal's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last five matchups.

Oregon Episcopal is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They came out on top against Burns by a score of 56-45.

Meanwhile, De La Salle North Catholic waltzed into their contest on Saturday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 45-42 victory over the Tigers.

Oregon Episcopal has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-7 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.8 points over those games. De La Salle North Catholic's win bumped their record up to 13-11.

Oregon Episcopal came out on top in a nail-biter against De La Salle North Catholic in their previous matchup back in January, sneaking past 58-56. The rematch might be a little tougher for Oregon Episcopal since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.