Basketball Game Preview: Brockway Rovers vs. DuBois Central Catholic Cardinals

By Team Reports Jan 21, 2024, 1:59pm

Preview: Brockway Rovers vs. DuBois Central Catholic Cardinals

Brockway has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will challenge the DuBois Central Catholic Cardinals at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Brockway will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Pennsylvania Rankings (they are ranked 467th, while DuBois Central Catholic is ranked 156th).

Last Friday, Brockway came up short against Kane and fell 41-30.

Despite the defeat, Brockway saw an underclassman step up: Sophia Schmader dropped a double-double on 14 points and ten rebounds. Schmader hasn't dropped below eight rebounds for three straight games.

Meanwhile, DuBois Central Catholic's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Saturday after their fourth straight loss. They fell just short of Redbank Valley by a score of 47-44. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss DuBois Central Catholic has suffered yet this season.

Brockway has traveled a rocky road recently, as they've lost seven of their last nine matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-10 record this season. As for DuBois Central Catholic, their loss dropped their record down to 7-5.

Brockway was taken down by DuBois Central Catholic 60-30 when the teams last played back in December of 2023. Can Brockway avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.