Basketball Game Preview: Aurora Central Catholic Chargers vs. IC Catholic Prep Knights

The Aurora Central Catholic Chargers will challenge the IC Catholic Prep Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Aurora Central Catholic is coming into the match on a three-game losing streak.

On Wednesday, Aurora Central Catholic was beaten by Leo 68-30. While losing is never fun, the Chargers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 626th, while the Lions are ranked 153rd).

IC Catholic Prep has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They were three points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 60-57 heartbreaker at the hands of Northridge. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat IC Catholic Prep has suffered since January 14, 2024.

IC Catholic Prep's loss dropped their record down to 19-6. As for Aurora Central Catholic, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-20.

Aurora Central Catholic came up short against IC Catholic Prep in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, falling 53-43. Will Aurora Central Catholic have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.