Basketball Game Preview: Catholic Central Crusaders vs. Academy of the Holy Names

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Previous Games

01/17/25 - Home	79-31 W
03/02/24 - Neutral	62-48 W
02/02/24 - Home	79-47 W
12/08/23 - Away	72-27 W
02/23/23 - Home	56-40 W
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Catholic Central is 8-2 against Academy of the Holy Names since December of 2019 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. The Catholic Central Crusaders will head out on the road to face off against Academy of the Holy Names at 6:30 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.

On Tuesday, Catholic Central was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 59-54 to Albany Academy for Girls.

Academy of the Holy Names has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They fell 61-54 to La Salle Institute on Tuesday. That's two games in a row now that Academy of the Holy Names has lost by exactly seven points.

Catholic Central's loss was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 12-1 and their overall record down to 15-3. As for Academy of the Holy Names, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-5.

Everything came up roses for Catholic Central against Academy of the Holy Names when the teams last played back in January, as the team secured a 79-31 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Catholic Central since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.