Preview: St. Benedict's Prep Gray Bees vs. Bergen Catholic Crusaders
The St. Benedict's Prep Gray Bees are on the road again on Monday and plays the Bergen Catholic Crusaders on February 26th. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but St. Benedict's Prep had no problem doing just that on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Paladins 80-35 on the road. Given St. Benedict's Prep's advantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey basketball rankings (they are ranked fourth, while Paramus Catholic is ranked 184th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, even though Seton Hall Prep scored an imposing 58 points on Friday, Bergen Catholic still came out on top. Bergen Catholic blew past Seton Hall Prep 79-58. The win made it back-to-back wins for Bergen Catholic.
St. Benedict's Prep has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 15 games, which provided a nice bump to their 22-6 record this season. As for Bergen Catholic, their victory bumped their record up to 21-7.
St. Benedict's Prep took their victory against Bergen Catholic in their previous meeting back in February of 2020 by a conclusive 81-59. Does St. Benedict's Prep have another victory up their sleeve, or will Bergen Catholic turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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