Basketball Game Preview: Catholic Central Crusaders vs. Hudson Falls Tigers

The Catholic Central Crusaders will take on the Hudson Falls Tigers at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.

Catholic Central is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Sunday. They put the hurt on Ichabod Crane with a sharp 77-52 win. The victory continues a trend for the Crusaders in their matchups with the Riders: they've now won seven in a row.

Sei'Mir Roberson

Points

03/02/25 vs Ichabod Crane	41
02/18/25 vs Ballston Spa	30
02/10/25 vs Varsity Opponent	25
02/07/25 @ La Salle Institute	25
02/04/25 @ Mohonasen	28
+ 9 more games

Sei'Mir Roberson continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, shooting 50% from the field on his way to 41 points and six steals. His big performance that afternoon made it 14 games in a row in which he has scored at least 22 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Qwameik Smith, who went 8-for-14 to rack up 18 points and seven rebounds.

Catholic Central was working as a unit and finished the game with ten assists. They are 12-4 when they've passed the ball that well.

Meanwhile, Hudson Falls entered their tilt with Cohoes on Sunday with five consecutive wins , and they'll enter their next game with six. They blew past Cohoes, posting a 76-49 win. Given Hudson Falls' advantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 111th, while Cohoes is ranked 623rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Catholic Central's victory bumped their record up to 13-8. As for Hudson Falls, their win bumped their record up to 17-4.