Basketball Game Preview: St. Paul Catholic Falcons vs. Derby Red Raiders

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Previous Games

01/17/24 - Home	87-45 W
02/10/23 - Home	80-48 W
12/29/21 - Home	81-56 W
03/12/21 - Away	56-52 W
12/19/19 - Home	66-50 W
+ 5 more games

St. Paul Catholic is 9-1 against Derby since January of 2017 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The St. Paul Catholic Falcons will square off against the Derby Red Raiders at 6:45 p.m. One thing working in St. Paul Catholic's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season.

St. Paul Catholic is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Connecticut's top teams: Brookfield, who was ranked 11th at the time (St. Paul Catholic was ranked eighth). St. Paul Catholic enjoyed a cozy 61-42 win over Brookfield on Saturday.

Meanwhile, Derby was not able to break out of their rough patch last Friday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat dating back to last season. They were outmatched by Torrington and fell 70-34. The Red Raiders were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 37-13.

St. Paul Catholic's victory bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Derby, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.

Everything came up roses for St. Paul Catholic against Derby in their previous meeting back in January, as the squad secured an 87-45 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. Paul Catholic since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.