Basketball Game Preview: Canton Central Catholic Crusaders vs. Andrews Osborne Academy Phoenix

The Canton Central Catholic Crusaders will be taking part in a tournament against the Andrews Osborne Academy Phoenix at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Andrews Osborne Academy took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Canton Central Catholic, who comes in off a win.

Canton Central Catholic had to skate by with only a three-point margin when they last took the court, which might have inspired the 25-point drubbing they dealt Newton Falls on Wednesday. Everything went Canton Central Catholic's way against Newton Falls as Canton Central Catholic made off with a 41-16 victory. Given the Crusaders' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 249th, while the Tigers are ranked 632nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Meanwhile, Andrews Osborne Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They lost 61-38 to Cardinal.

Canton Central Catholic has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-8 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.0 points over those games. As for Andrews Osborne Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-10.