Basketball Game Preview: Holy Trinity Catholic Celtics vs. Central Texas Christian Lions

Holy Trinity Catholic hasn't had much luck against Central Texas Christian recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Holy Trinity Catholic Celtics will face off against the Central Texas Christian Lions at 6:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.

Holy Trinity Catholic is headed into Friday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 18th straight game dating back to last season on Friday. They were outmatched by Valor Preparatory Academy and fell 71-14. The Celtics were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 45-5.

Meanwhile, Central Texas Christian played a tough matchup on Tuesday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were dealt a 47-17 defeat at the hands of Live Oak Classical. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1131st, while the Falcons are ranked 550th).

Holy Trinity Catholic's loss dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Central Texas Christian, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-5.

Holy Trinity Catholic was dealt a bruising 67-11 defeat at the hands of Central Texas Christian in their previous matchup back in February of 2024. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Holy Trinity Catholic was down 43-5.