Basketball Game Preview: Guilford Vikings vs. Boylan Catholic Titans

The Guilford Vikings will venture away from home to square off against the Boylan Catholic Titans at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.

Boylan Catholic will be up against a hot Guilford team: the squad just extended their winning streak to four. Guilford put the hurt on Jefferson with a sharp 56-35 victory on Tuesday. The Vikings have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 matches by 21 points or more this season.

Meanwhile, Boylan Catholic got the win against Belvidere North on Tuesday by a conclusive 46-25. Given the Titans' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 194th, while the Blue Thunder are ranked 452nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Guilford's win was their 18th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 20-5. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.1 points per game. As for Boylan Catholic, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 15-10 record this season.

Guilford strolled past Boylan Catholic in their previous meeting on January 10th by a score of 43-26. The rematch might be a little tougher for Guilford since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.