Basketball Game Preview: IC Catholic Prep Knights vs. Westmont Sentinels

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Previous 4 Games

01/03/23 - Away	58-24 W
01/04/22 - Home	62-11 W
11/17/17 - Home	40-30 W
11/18/16 - Home	47-35 W

IC Catholic Prep has gone a perfect 4-0 against Westmont recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The IC Catholic Prep Knights will square off against the Westmont Sentinels at 6:00 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.

IC Catholic Prep is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. Everything went their way against Timothy Christian as IC Catholic Prep made off with a 45-21 win. The victory continues a trend for the Knights in their matchups with the Trojans: they've now won five in a row.

Meanwhile, Westmont's contest on Friday was close up to the half, which is when they kicked things up a notch. They were the clear victor by a 59-37 margin over South Shore International. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Sentinels.

IC Catholic Prep better keep an eye on Payeton Pickens. She was instrumental in Westmont's win, putting up 24 points and four steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Kallie Niemer, who posted 14 points and six rebounds.

Westmont pushed their record up to 21-11 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 38.8 points. As for IC Catholic Prep, their victory bumped their record up to 17-14.

Everything came up roses for IC Catholic Prep against Westmont when the teams last played back in January of 2023, as the team secured a 58-24 win. Will IC Catholic Prep repeat their success, or does Westmont have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.