Basketball Game Preview: St. Teresa's Catholic Crusaders vs. First Academy Lions

The St. Teresa's Catholic Crusaders will head out to face off against the First Academy Lions at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (St. Teresa's Catholic has four straight victories, First Academy has 11 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.

On Tuesday, St. Teresa's Catholic earned a 52-41 win over First Academy.

St. Teresa's Catholic's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Dyland Rangel, who posted 25 points, and Michael Richard, who earned 19 points. Rangel's evening made it five games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Nick Marini, who had six points.

St. Teresa's Catholic pushed their record up to 4-2 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.7 points per game. As for First Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 0-10.