Basketball Game Preview: St. Paul Catholic Falcons vs. Crosby Bulldogs

By Team Reports Dec 25, 2023, 2:39am

Preview: St. Paul Catholic Falcons vs. Crosby Bulldogs

St. Paul Catholic is 1-9 against Crosby since January of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The St. Paul Catholic Falcons will wrap up 2023 with a road trip to face off against the Crosby Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. St. Paul Catholic knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past three games -- so hopefully Crosby likes a good challenge.

Last Friday, St. Paul Catholic got the win against Wolcott by a conclusive 61-36.

Meanwhile, Crosby fought the good fight in their overtime match against Kolbe-Cathedral on Saturday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They lost to the Cougars at home by a decisive 89-74 margin. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.

Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the most dominant came from Jeydan Benjamin, who scored 15 points along with five rebounds. He set a new season high mark in steals with two. The team also got some help courtesy of Daniel Melendez, who scored 14 points along with six assists and three steals.

St. Paul Catholic's win bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Crosby, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-1.

St. Paul Catholic was taken down by Crosby 79-51 when the teams last played back in January. Thankfully for St. Paul Catholic, Jason Robinson (who scored 23 points along with five rebounds) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.