Basketball Game Preview: St. Thomas Catholic Eagles vs. Nolan Catholic Vikings

The St. Thomas Catholic Eagles are taking a road trip to take on the Nolan Catholic Vikings at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. St. Thomas Catholic knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past four matches -- so hopefully Nolan Catholic likes a good challenge.

St. Thomas Catholic is headed into the game having just suffered their biggest defeat since November 30th on Saturday. They came up short against Second Baptist, falling 79-59. While losing is never fun, St. Thomas Catholic can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 405th, while Second Baptist is ranked 39th).

Meanwhile, Nolan Catholic posted their biggest victory since November 26th on Friday. Everything went their way against St. John XXIII as Nolan Catholic made off with a 67-44 win. The Vikings have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight contests by 23 points or more this season.

Nolan Catholic's victory bumped their record up to 16-10. As for St. Thomas Catholic, their loss dropped their record down to 10-9.