Basketball Game Preview: Newman Central Catholic Comets vs. Mendota Trojans

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Previous 6 Games

02/12/24 - Home	70-59 W
01/30/24 - Away	66-60 W
01/31/23 - Home	64-48 W
01/10/23 - Away	63-43 W
02/11/22 - Home	62-43 W
02/01/22 - Away	56-50 W

Newman Central Catholic is 6-0 against Mendota since February of 2022 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Newman Central Catholic Comets will face off against the Mendota Trojans at 7:00 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Newman Central Catholic comes in on three and Mendota on six.

Last Friday, Newman Central Catholic earned a 65-55 win over Kewanee.

Meanwhile, Mendota hadn't done well against LaSalle-Peru recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Saturday. Mendota narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past LaSalle-Peru 60-58.

Mendota has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a massive bump to their 12-6 record this season. As for Newman Central Catholic, they now have a winning record of 10-9.

Newman Central Catholic was able to grind out a solid win over Mendota in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, winning 70-59. The rematch might be a little tougher for Newman Central Catholic since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.