Basketball Game Preview: West Catholic Burrs vs. Cardinal O'Hara Lions

By Team Reports Feb 2, 2025, 12:12am

Basketball Preview: West Catholic Burrs vs. Cardinal O'Hara Lions

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West Catholic is 2-8 against Cardinal O'Hara since January of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The West Catholic Burrs will look to defend their home court against the Cardinal O'Hara Lions at 6:30 p.m. Cardinal O'Hara took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on West Catholic, who comes in off a win.

Last Thursday, West Catholic didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Conwell-Egan Catholic, but they still walked away with a 51-45 victory.

Ciana Blake

Steals

01/30/25 vs Conwell-Egan Catholic5
12/22/23 vs George School5
01/11/24 vs Little Flower Catholic for Girls5
12/31/23 vs Cristo Rey Philadelphia4
02/06/24 @ Conwell-Egan Catholic4

Ciana Blake went supernova for West Catholic, putting up 16 points and five steals. That's the most steals Blake has posted since back in January of 2024. Milan Trusty was another key player, posting nine points.

Meanwhile, Cardinal O'Hara is ranked highly in their home state and on Saturday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Caravel. Cardinal O'Hara fell just short of Caravel by a score of 48-45. The Lions just can't catch a break and have now endured three defeats in a row.

The win got West Catholic back to even at 10-10. As for Cardinal O'Hara, their loss dropped their record down to 12-8.

West Catholic was taken down by Cardinal O'Hara 58-23 in their previous matchup back in February of 2024. Will West Catholic 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.

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