Basketball Game Preview: St. Mary Central Catholic Panthers vs. Galion Tigers

St. Mary Central Catholic is on a 14-game streak of home losses also dating back to last season, Galion a 14-game streak of away losses also dating back to last season, but someone's luck will change on Monday. A feisty cat fight will be fought when the St. Mary Central Catholic Panthers duke it out with the Galion Tigers at 6:30 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.

St. Mary Central Catholic is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Danbury on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. St. Mary Central Catholic was dealt a 71-12 loss at the hands of Danbury. The Panthers were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 46-4.

Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 54-13, which was the final score in Galion's tilt against Pleasant on Saturday. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 630th, while the Spartans are ranked 225th).

St. Mary Central Catholic's defeat dropped their record down to 0-7. As for Galion, their loss dropped their record down to 2-9.

St. Mary Central Catholic opened the new year with a less-than-successful 43-34 defeat to Galion. Will St. Mary Central Catholic have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.