Basketball Game Preview: Saint Mary's Panthers vs. Salesian College Preparatory Pride

Saint Mary is 0-10 against Salesian College Preparatory since January of 2020 but things could change on Saturday. The Saint Mary's Panthers will challenge the Salesian College Preparatory Pride at 2:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Saint Mary's sitting on three straight wins and Salesian College Preparatory on five.

Saint Mary's is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They enjoyed a cozy 53-39 victory over Albany. 53 seems to be a good number for the Panthers as the team scooped up a win with the same number of points in their previous game.

Meanwhile, Salesian College Preparatory was fully in charge on Thursday, breezing past Bethel 90-34. The Pride have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 17 contests by 24 points or more this season.

Salesian College Preparatory's victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 24-2. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 45.7 points. As for Saint Mary's, their win bumped their record up to 20-8.

Saint Mary's came up short against Salesian College Preparatory in their previous matchup back in January, falling 61-50. Can Saint Mary's avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.