Basketball Game Preview: St. Mary Central Catholic Panthers vs. New Riegel Blue Jackets

St. Mary Central Catholic is on an 18-game streak of home losses dating back to last season, New Riegel a six-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck will change on Thursday. The St. Mary Central Catholic Panthers will host the New Riegel Blue Jackets at 6:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 71-25, which was the final score in St. Mary Central Catholic's tilt against Clyde on Monday. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 785th, while the Fliers are ranked 268th).

Meanwhile, New Riegel was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Saturday as they fell 46-40 to St. Joseph Central Catholic.

New Riegel's defeat dropped their record down to 1-11. As for St. Mary Central Catholic, their loss dropped their record down to 0-14.

St. Mary Central Catholic came up short against New Riegel in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, falling 43-33. Will St. Mary Central Catholic have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other basketball content.