Basketball Game Preview: Barlow Bruins vs. Central Catholic Rams

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Previous Games

02/06/24 - Away	49-33 W
01/11/24 - Neutral	58-39 W
02/08/23 - Away	72-32 W
01/13/23 - Home	70-26 W
02/05/22 - Neutral	71-38 W
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Barlow is 9-1 against Central Catholic since January of 2020 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Barlow Bruins will host the Central Catholic Rams at 5:45 p.m. Central Catholic took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Barlow, who comes in off a win.

Barlow is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their game on Tuesday with ease, bagging a 77-18 win over Sandy. Given the Bruins' advantage in MaxPreps' Oregon basketball rankings (they are ranked 116th, while the Pioneers are ranked 235th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Meanwhile, Central Catholic was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Tuesday as they fell 53-47 to Nelson. The loss continues a trend for the Rams in their matchups with Nelson: they've now lost five in a row.

Barlow's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-7. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.7 points per game. As for Central Catholic, their defeat was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 7-7.

Barlow strolled past Central Catholic in their previous matchup back in February of 2024 by a score of 49-33. Will Barlow repeat their success, or does Central Catholic have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.