Basketball Game Preview: Notre Dame Academy Gators vs. St. Edmund Prep Eagles

The Notre Dame Academy Gators will head out on the road to challenge the St. Edmund Prep Eagles at 12:00 p.m. on Sunday. Notre Dame Academy will be strutting in after a win while St. Edmund Prep will be coming in after a loss.

Notre Dame Academy's tournament run continued when they took on Episcopal School of Jacksonville on Monday. Notre Dame Academy came out on top against Episcopal School of Jacksonville by a score of 53-44. Given the Gators' advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 71st in New York, while the Eagles are ranked 291st in Florida), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Meanwhile, St. Edmund Prep was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They were beaten by Kennedy Catholic 67-11. The matchup marked the Eagles' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.

Notre Dame Academy is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 4-2 record this season. As for St. Edmund Prep, their loss dropped their record down to 1-6.

Everything came up roses for Notre Dame Academy against St. Edmund Prep in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, as the team secured a 51-22 victory. In that match, Notre Dame Academy amassed a halftime lead of 35-7, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Sunday.