Basketball Game Preview: York Catholic Fighting Irish vs. York County Tech Spartans

The York Catholic Fighting Irish will face off against the York County Tech Spartans at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (York Catholic has eight straight wins, York County Tech has five straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.

On Saturday, York Catholic strolled past Berks Catholic with points to spare, taking the game 69-55. Given the Fighting Irish's advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 49th, while the Saints are ranked 234th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Meanwhile, York County Tech came up short against Hanover on Friday and fell 39-32.

York County Tech's loss dropped their record down to 1-16. As for York Catholic, their victory was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-0.

Everything came up roses for York Catholic against York County Tech in their previous matchup two weeks ago, as the squad secured a 51-14 win. In that matchup, York Catholic amassed a halftime lead of 32-4, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Monday.