Basketball Game Preview: Covington Catholic Colonels vs. Beechwood Tigers

vs

Previous Games

03/01/24 - Home	77-57 W
01/05/24 - Home	63-24 W
02/24/23 - Home	61-53 W
01/06/23 - Away	70-52 W
02/23/22 - Neutral	84-54 W
+ 5 more games

Covington Catholic is 10-0 against Beechwood since March of 2019 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Covington Catholic Colonels will square off against the Beechwood Tigers at 7:00 p.m. Covington Catholic knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past 12 matches -- so hopefully Beechwood likes a good challenge.

Covington Catholic is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another highly-ranked state team: St. Xavier, who was ranked seventh in their home state at the time (Covington Catholic was ranked third). Covington Catholic skirted past St. Xavier 55-53.

Meanwhile, Beechwood was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Friday as they fell 58-54 to Ryle. The Tigers haven't had much luck with the Raiders recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.

Covington Catholic's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-2. As for Beechwood, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-4.

Everything went Covington Catholic's way against Beechwood when the teams last played back in March of 2024, as Covington Catholic made off with a 77-57 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Covington Catholic since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.