Basketball Game Preview: St. Francis DeSales Stallions vs. Bishop Watterson Eagles

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Previous Games

02/07/25 - Home	56-49 W
01/17/25 - Away	41-59 L
02/16/24 - Away	53-50 W
01/19/24 - Home	42-44 L
02/17/23 - Away	33-40 L
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St. Francis DeSales and Bishop Watterson are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2021, but not for long. The St. Francis DeSales Stallions will take on the Bishop Watterson Eagles at 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday. St. Francis DeSales is coming into the match hot, having won their last six games.

St. Francis DeSales is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They came out on top against Granville by a score of 71-60.

Meanwhile, Bishop Watterson hadn't done well against South recently (they were 0-3 in their previous three matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Bishop Watterson really took it to South for the full four quarters, racking up a 73-32 victory. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 78th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 238th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Bishop Watterson has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.5 points over those games. St. Francis DeSales pushed their record up to 17-7 with the win, which was their third straight at home.

St. Francis DeSales was able to grind out a solid victory over Bishop Watterson when the teams last played two weeks ago, winning 56-49. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. Francis DeSales since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.