Basketball Game Preview: Notre Dame Academy Regal Gryphons vs. Flintridge Sacred Heart Tologs

The Notre Dame Academy Regal Gryphons are taking a road trip to challenge the Flintridge Sacred Heart Tologs at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Notre Dame Academy has four straight wins, Flintridge Sacred Heart has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.

On Friday, Notre Dame Academy beat Immaculate Heart 53-44.

Meanwhile, Flintridge Sacred Heart came up short against Notre Dame Academy on Thursday, falling 64-39. While losing is never fun, the Tologs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 708th, while the Regal Gryphons are ranked 335th).

Notre Dame Academy is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a massive bump to their 14-10 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.7 points per game. As for Flintridge Sacred Heart, they now have a losing record at 7-8.

Notre Dame Academy took their victory against Flintridge Sacred Heart when the teams last played on Thursday by a conclusive 64-39. The rematch might be a little tougher for Notre Dame Academy since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.