Preview: Cretin-Derham Hall Raiders vs. Visitation Blazers
After three games on the road, Cretin-Derham Hall is heading back home. They will finish 2023 at home by hosting the Visitation Blazers at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Last Thursday, Cretin-Derham Hall was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 60-54 to Academy of Holy Angels. Cretin-Derham Hall has struggled against Academy of Holy Angels recently, as their match on Thursday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, this season hasn't been kind to Visitation, who are still winless after their seventh match. They fell to Two Rivers 60-56. While losing is never fun, Visitation can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota basketball rankings (they are ranked 325th, while Two Rivers is ranked 105th).
Cretin-Derham Hall's loss dropped their record down to 5-3. As for Visitation, their defeat was their third straight at home, which bumped their record down to 0-7.
