Basketball Recap: Nelson Falls Short Against Ranked Central Catholic

On Tuesday, Nelson faced Central Catholic in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Nelson fell 72-62 to the Central Catholic Rams. Nelson has struggled against Central Catholic recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.

Nelson's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-3. As for Central Catholic, they pushed their record up to 9-5 with the win, which was their third straight at home.

Nelson will challenge Gresham at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Nelson's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last eight matchups. As for Central Catholic, they will face off against Barlow at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Central Catholic has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last four games.