Basketball Game Preview: New Heights Christian Academy Cougars vs. Springfield Catholic Fighting Irish

The New Heights Christian Academy Cougars will head out on the road to challenge the Springfield Catholic Fighting Irish at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. New Heights Christian Academy knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past five contests -- so hopefully Springfield Catholic likes a good challenge.

New Heights Christian Academy is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Lighthouse Christian just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell 73-63 to the Chargers. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 200th, while the Chargers are ranked 51st).

Meanwhile, Springfield Catholic entered their game against Logan-Rogersville two weeks ago without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Springfield Catholic lost 58-32 to Logan-Rogersville. The contest marked the Fighting Irish's lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.

New Heights Christian Academy's loss dropped their record down to 6-4. As for Springfield Catholic, their defeat was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 6-3.

New Heights Christian Academy came up short against Springfield Catholic in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, falling 75-62. Can New Heights Christian Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.