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

Verbum Dei Jesuit and St. Genevieve are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2021, but not for long. The Verbum Dei Jesuit Eagles will venture away from home to take on the St. Genevieve Valiants at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Verbum Dei Jesuit knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past 12 games -- so hopefully St. Genevieve likes a good challenge.

Verbum Dei Jesuit is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering JSerra Catholic just ended the team's 11-game winning streak on Saturday. They took a 74-67 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Lions. 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).

Meanwhile, St. Genevieve was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They fell 61-51 to La Salle.

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

Everything came up roses for Verbum Dei Jesuit against St. Genevieve when the teams last played last Saturday, as the squad secured an 85-42 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Verbum Dei Jesuit since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.