Basketball Game Preview: Lansing Catholic Cougars vs. Waverly Warriors

The Lansing Catholic Cougars will challenge the Waverly Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Lansing Catholic has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with three straight losses, while Waverly will come in with 11 straight wins.

Lansing Catholic came up into this matchup off a tough 24-point defeat on Tuesday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of Charlotte by a score of 42-40 on Thursday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Cougars have suffered since January 5, 2024.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Waverly). They claimed a resounding 100-57 victory over New Standard Academy. The Warriors have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven matches by 26 points or more this season.

Waverly pushed their record up to 14-2 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 84.0 points per game. As for Lansing Catholic, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-11.

Lansing Catholic might still be hurting after the 80-60 loss they got from Waverly in their previous meeting back in February of 2024. Can Lansing Catholic avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.