Basketball Game Preview: Bloomington Central Catholic Saints vs. Paxton-Buckley-Loda Panthers

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Previous Games

01/30/24 - Away	56-46 W
02/01/23 - Home	75-40 W
02/01/22 - Away	47-39 W
01/18/20 - Home	56-54 W
02/26/19 - Neutral	41-29 W
+ 3 more games

Bloomington Central Catholic has gone 8-0 against Paxton-Buckley-Loda recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Bloomington Central Catholic Saints will welcome the Paxton-Buckley-Loda Panthers at 7:00 p.m. Paxton-Buckley-Loda took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Bloomington Central Catholic, who comes in off a win.

On Saturday, Bloomington Central Catholic earned a 66-57 win over Tuscola. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Saints.

Meanwhile, Paxton-Buckley-Loda suffered their biggest loss since December 4, 2024 on Friday. They came up short against Tri-Valley, falling 59-37. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 373rd, while the Vikings are ranked 113th).

Bloomington Central Catholic's victory bumped their record up to 13-11. As for Paxton-Buckley-Loda, they dropped their record down to 8-11 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road.

Bloomington Central Catholic beat Paxton-Buckley-Loda 56-46 in their previous meeting back in January of 2024. Will Bloomington Central Catholic repeat their success, or does Paxton-Buckley-Loda have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.