Basketball Game Preview: Guardian Angels Central Catholic Bluejays vs. Howells-Dodge Jaguars

The Guardian Angels Central Catholic Bluejays will take on the Howells-Dodge Jaguars at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Guardian Angels Central Catholic is coming into the match on a five-game losing streak.

Guardian Angels Central Catholic is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Wayne on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Guardian Angels Central Catholic took a blow against Wayne, falling 63-34. While losing is never fun, the Bluejays can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 166th, while the Blue Devils are ranked ninth).

Meanwhile, Howells-Dodge strolled past Archangels Catholic with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 51-34. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Jaguars.

Guardian Angels Central Catholic's defeat dropped their record down to 3-5. As for Howells-Dodge, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season.

Guardian Angels Central Catholic was able to grind out a solid win over Howells-Dodge in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, winning 46-39. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Howells-Dodge's Colton Klosen, who went 6 for 11 on his way to 20 points and four steals. Now that he won't be playing on Saturday, will it be easier for Guardian Angels Central Catholic to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.