Basketball Game Preview: Cathedral Fighting Irish vs. Winton Woods Warriors

The Cathedral Fighting Irish will face off against the Winton Woods Warriors at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Cathedral sitting on three straight victories and Winton Woods on six.

Cathedral's tournament run continued when they took on Indianapolis Crispus Attucks on Monday. Cathedral came out on top against Indianapolis Crispus Attucks by a score of 71-63. Given the Fighting Irish's advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked third, while the Tigers are ranked 34th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Brady Koehler was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 20 points and 11 rebounds. The matchup was his third in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Keaton Aldridge, who posted ten points and seven boards.

Cathedral smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in three consecutive games.

Meanwhile, Winton Woods was fully in charge on Friday, breezing past Milford 63-33. The Warriors have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six contests by 25 points or more this season.

Winton Woods' win bumped their record up to 12-1. As for Cathedral, their victory bumped their record up to 12-4.