Basketball Game Preview: St. Mary Central Catholic Panthers vs. St. Joseph Central Catholic Crimson Streaks

The St. Mary Central Catholic Panthers will head out to face off against the St. Joseph Central Catholic Crimson Streaks at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. St. Mary Central Catholic will be strutting in after a victory while St. Joseph Central Catholic will be coming in after a loss.

St. Mary Central Catholic will head into Thursday's contest on the come-up: they were handed a 38-point defeat in their previous outing, but that didn't affect their clutch gene on Thursday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 50-47 win over New Riegel. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Panthers have posted since February 10, 2024.

Meanwhile, St. Joseph Central Catholic was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They were beaten by Calvert 76-16. While losing is never fun, the Crimson Streaks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 820th, while the Senecas are ranked 186th).

St. Joseph Central Catholic's defeat dropped their record down to 1-14. As for St. Mary Central Catholic, their win ended a six-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 4-9.

Everything came up roses for St. Mary Central Catholic against St. Joseph Central Catholic in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, as the team secured a 55-26 victory. In that match, St. Mary Central Catholic amassed a halftime lead of 39-15, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Tuesday.