Basketball Game Preview: Archbishop Molloy Stanners vs. Monsignor Scanlan Crusaders

The Archbishop Molloy Stanners will take on the Monsignor Scanlan Crusaders at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Monsignor Scanlan took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Archbishop Molloy, who comes in off a win.

Archbishop Molloy is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They snuck past West Catholic with a 54-49 victory on Saturday. The win was all the more spectacular given the Stanners' disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 358th in New York, while the Burrs are ranked 170th in Pennsylvania).

Meanwhile, Monsignor Scanlan lost to Shaker on the road by a 64-50 margin on Monday.

The victory made it two in a row for Archbishop Molloy and bumps their season record up to 2-7-1. As for Monsignor Scanlan, their loss dropped their record down to 6-5.

Archbishop Molloy took a serious blow against Monsignor Scanlan when the teams last played back in November of 2024, falling 88-38. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Monsignor Scanlan's Madison Howard, who posted 41 points along with seven rebounds and six steals. Now that Archbishop Molloy knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.