Basketball Game Preview: Our Lady Academy Crescents vs. Pearl River Rebels

The Our Lady Academy Crescents will challenge the Pearl River Rebels at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.

Pearl River is hoping to do what Perry Central couldn't on Tuesday: put an end to Our Lady Academy's winning streak, which now stands at 12 games. Our Lady Academy blew past Perry Central 78-54. The Crescents' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.

Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led Pearl River over Pope John Paul II in every quarter on their way to victory on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Pearl River blew Pope John Paul II out of the water with a 48-17 final score. The Rebels pushed the score to 38-11 by the end of the third, a deficit the Jaguars had little chance of recovering from.

Pearl River is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 26.8 points per game. As for Our Lady Academy, they pushed their record up to 13-2 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home.