Basketball Game Preview: St. Philip Catholic Central Fighting Tigers vs. Howardsville Christian Eagles

The St. Philip Catholic Central Fighting Tigers will face off against the Howardsville Christian Eagles at 12:00 p.m. on Thursday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.

Howardsville Christian is facing St. Philip Catholic Central at the wrong time: St. Philip Catholic Central suffered their first home loss of the season on Friday and they're likely out for redemption. They fell just short of the Chargers by a score of 50-47. The matchup marked the Fighting Tigers' lowest-scoring game so far this season.

Meanwhile, Howardsville Christian came up short against Northwest on Saturday, falling 73-51. The Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Howardsville Christian's loss dropped their record down to 2-7. As for St. Philip Catholic Central, their defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 4-2.