Basketball Game Preview: St. Genevieve Valiants vs. Verbum Dei Jesuit Eagles

St. Genevieve and Verbum Dei Jesuit are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2021, but not for long. The St. Genevieve Valiants will host the Verbum Dei Jesuit Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. St. Genevieve is coming into the match on a five-game losing streak.

Last Friday, St. Genevieve came up short against La Salle and fell 61-51.

Meanwhile, Verbum Dei Jesuit unfortunately witnessed the end of their 11-game winning streak on Saturday. They took a 74-67 hit to the loss column at the hands of JSerra Catholic. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 269th, while the Lions are ranked ninth).

Verbum Dei Jesuit's defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 17-9. As for St. Genevieve, their loss dropped their record down to 10-15.

St. Genevieve was taken down by Verbum Dei Jesuit 85-42 when the teams last played last Saturday. Will St. Genevieve have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other basketball content.