Basketball Recap: Central Catholic Takes Down Ranked Nelson

On Tuesday, Central Catholic faced Nelson in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Central Catholic Rams came out on top against Nelson by a score of 72-62. The Rams have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw Nelson, too.

Central Catholic has also been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season. As for Nelson, with the loss, they broke their seven-game winning streak and moved their record to 10-3.

Central Catholic will head out to challenge Barlow at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Barlow knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past 13 games -- so hopefully Central Catholic likes a good challenge. As for Nelson, they will be playing at home against Gresham at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Nelson knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past eight contests -- so hopefully Gresham likes a good challenge.