Basketball Game Preview: Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin Lions vs. Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy Royals

Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin is 0-5 against Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy since January of 2021 but things could change on Wednesday. The Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin Lions are taking a road trip to square off against the Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy Royals at 7:00 p.m.

Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin came up into this matchup off a tough 30-point defeat on Saturday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of Holy Name by a score of 45-43 on Monday. The Lions just can't catch a break and have now endured three losses in a row.

Meanwhile, Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy entered their tilt with Buchtel on Monday with seven consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with eight. They blew past the Griffins 49-10. Given the Royals' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 69th, while the Griffins are ranked 607th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-5. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.5 points per game. As for Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-11.

Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin lost to Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy on the road by a decisive 51-33 margin in their previous meeting back in January. Can Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.