Basketball Game Preview: Christian Brothers Purple Wave vs. Memphis University School Owls

The Christian Brothers Purple Wave will square off against the Memphis University School Owls at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Christian Brothers will be strutting in after a victory while Memphis University School will be coming in after a defeat.

Last Friday, Christian Brothers humbled St. Benedict at Auburndale with a 70-36 victory. The Purple Wave have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten contests by 21 points or more this season.

Meanwhile, Memphis University School suffered their closest loss since January 7th on Friday. They fell just short of Briarcrest Christian by a score of 47-45. The Owls haven't had much luck with the Saints recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.

Christian Brothers is on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 16 games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.1 points over those games. As for Memphis University School, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-12.

Christian Brothers strolled past Memphis University School in their previous meeting back in January by a score of 56-39. Will Christian Brothers repeat their success, or does Memphis University School have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.