Basketball Game Preview: Our Lady of Lourdes Warriors vs. Wallkill Panthers

The Our Lady of Lourdes Warriors will square off against the Wallkill Panthers at 5:45 p.m. on Friday. Our Lady of Lourdes is coming into the contest hot, having won their last eight games.

On Tuesday, everything went Our Lady of Lourdes' way against Saugerties as Our Lady of Lourdes made off with a 47-25 win. The Warriors have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five games by 22 points or more this season.

Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Wallkill, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Tuesday. They claimed a resounding 66-22 victory over Spackenkill. That 44 point margin sets a new team best for the Panthers this season.

Our Lady of Lourdes' win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-3. As for Wallkill, the victory got them back to even at 7-7.

Our Lady of Lourdes strolled past Wallkill in their previous matchup back in January by a score of 60-44. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Wallkill's Zoe Mesuch, who almost dropped a double-double on 22 points and nine rebounds. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Our Lady of Lourdes still be able to contain Mesuch? There's only one way to find out.