Basketball Game Preview: Archbishop Hoban Knights vs. Canton Central Catholic Crusaders

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Previous 5 Games

02/11/20 - Home	63-43 W
02/12/19 - Away	61-57 W
02/13/18 - Neutral	54-47 W
02/14/17 - Away	55-46 W
02/09/16 - Home	70-51 W

Archbishop Hoban is 5-0 against Canton Central Catholic since February of 2016 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Archbishop Hoban Knights will be playing at home against the Canton Central Catholic Crusaders at 7:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.

Archbishop Hoban is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Ohio's top teams: Ursuline, who was ranked 25th at the time (Archbishop Hoban was ranked 23rd). Archbishop Hoban managed a 70-65 win over Ursuline on Tuesday.

Meanwhile, Canton Central Catholic was just a bucket shy of victory on Tuesday and fell 60-59 to Garfield Community Learning Center. While the Crusaders didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Golden Rams 19-11 in the first quarter.

Archbishop Hoban's victory was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 16-3. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 73.5 points per game. As for Canton Central Catholic, their defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-5.

Everything went Archbishop Hoban's way against Canton Central Catholic when the teams last played back in February of 2020, as Archbishop Hoban made off with a 63-43 win. Will Archbishop Hoban repeat their success, or does Canton Central Catholic have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.