Basketball Game Preview: St. Francis de Sales Knights vs. Central Catholic Fighting Irish

St. Francis de Sales and Central Catholic are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2020, but not for long. The St. Francis de Sales Knights will be playing in front of their home fans against the Central Catholic Fighting Irish at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday. St. Francis de Sales is coming into the matchup on a five-game losing streak.

On Sunday, St. Francis de Sales came up short against Olentangy Liberty and fell 61-51. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 73rd, while the Patriots are ranked ninth).

Meanwhile, Central Catholic was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Friday as they fell 53-49 to St. John's Jesuit. The game marked the Fighting Irish's lowest-scoring contest so far this season.

Central Catholic's loss dropped their record down to 8-3. As for St. Francis de Sales, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-6.

St. Francis de Sales might still be hurting after the 62-40 loss they got from Central Catholic in their previous matchup on Tuesday. Will St. Francis de Sales have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.