Basketball Game Preview: Coatesville Red Raiders vs. Bishop Shanahan Eagles

The Coatesville Red Raiders will challenge the Bishop Shanahan Eagles at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Coatesville knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past seven matchups -- so hopefully Bishop Shanahan likes a good challenge.

Coatesville is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They skirted past Downingtown West 57-55. The victory continues a trend for the Red Raiders in their matchups with the Whippets: they've now won six in a row.

Franklin Learning Center typically has all the answers at home, but on Monday Bishop Shanahan proved too difficult a challenge. They took their contest with ease, bagging a 71-28 win over the Bobcats. That 43 point margin sets a new team best for the Eagles this season.

Bishop Shanahan is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 14 games, which provided a massive bump to their 13-8 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.2 points over those games. As for Coatesville, their victory bumped their record up to 18-3.

Coatesville came out on top in a nail-biter against Bishop Shanahan in their previous meeting back in January, sneaking past 67-64. Will Coatesville repeat their success, or does Bishop Shanahan have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.