Basketball Game Preview: Central Catholic Rams vs. David Douglas Scots

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Previous Games

02/16/24 - Home	88-50 W
01/23/24 - Away	97-51 W
02/17/23 - Away	64-69 L
01/24/23 - Home	58-43 W
02/18/22 - Neutral	53-48 W
+ 5 more games

Central Catholic is 8-2 against David Douglas since February of 2020 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Central Catholic Rams will host the David Douglas Scots at 7:30 p.m. Central Catholic has insisted on making their lastthree contests complete nail-biters, turning in a record of 2-1 during that stretch of close contests.

Last Tuesday, it was close, but Central Catholic sidestepped Gresham for a 64-61 victory. Given the Rams' advantage in MaxPreps' Oregon basketball rankings (they are ranked sixth, while the Gophers are ranked 92nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Meanwhile, David Douglas was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Tuesday as they fell 58-52 to Barlow.

Central Catholic's win bumped their record up to 7-5. As for David Douglas, their loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 4-6.

Everything came up roses for Central Catholic against David Douglas in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, as the squad secured an 88-50 victory. Does Central Catholic have another victory up their sleeve, or will David Douglas turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.