Basketball Game Preview: Cathedral Academy Generals vs. Porter-Gaud Cyclones

The Cathedral Academy Generals will head out to face off against the Porter-Gaud Cyclones at 8:00 p.m. on Monday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.

On Friday, Cathedral Academy blew past Faith Christian, posting a 79-49 win. The Generals have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 17 matches by 20 points or more this season.

Meanwhile, Porter-Gaud came tearing into Friday's contest with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 34.3 points) and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against the Panthers by a score of 69-59. 69 seems to be a good number for the Cyclones as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of points in their previous game.

Cathedral Academy pushed their record up to 25-11 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.2 points over those games. As for Porter-Gaud, their victory bumped their record up to 16-5.

Cathedral Academy didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Porter-Gaud in their previous meeting back in November of 2024, but they still walked away with a 67-62 win. Will Cathedral Academy repeat their success, or does Porter-Gaud have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.