Basketball Game Preview: Catholic Bears vs. Scotlandville Hornets

Catholic hasn't had much luck against Scotlandville recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Catholic Bears will face off against the Scotlandville Hornets at 5:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.

Catholic is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Louisiana's top teams: Central, who was ranked 19th at the time (Catholic was ranked first). Catholic took a 57-51 hit to the loss column at the hands of Central. The Bears have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Meanwhile, Scotlandville was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Tuesday as they fell 53-48 to Woodlawn-B.R.

Catholic's defeat dropped their record down to 27-3. As for Scotlandville, their loss dropped their record down to 17-8.

Catholic came up short against Scotlandville when the teams last played back in February of 2024, falling 66-58. Can Catholic avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.