Basketball Game Preview: De La Salle North Catholic Knights vs. Portland Christian Royals

The De La Salle North Catholic Knights will kick their season off against the Portland Christian Royals on Saturday. Tip off is scheduled at 5:30 p.m.

Portland Christian is looking to give their home crowd another W after opening their season at home on Thursday. They snuck past Stanfield with a 56-50 victory.

Portland Christian's win was their 19th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 1-0. As for De La Salle North Catholic, they've got a clean slate. Last year, they had a phenomenal run, finishing with a superb 20-8 record.

Everything came up roses for De La Salle North Catholic against Portland Christian in their previous matchup back in January of 2018, as the team secured a 76-49 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for De La Salle North Catholic since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.

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