Basketball Recap: Union Catholic Comes Up Short in High-Profile Match with Morris Catholic

On Tuesday, Union Catholic faced Morris Catholic in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Union Catholic Vikings took a 64-56 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Morris Catholic Crusaders. The Vikings were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Crusaders apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in February of 2024.

This is the second loss in a row for Union Catholic and nudges their season record down to 13-8. As for Morris Catholic, the win (which was their tenth in a row) raised their record to 18-6.

Union Catholic has already played their next matchup (against Donovan Catholic), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Morris Catholic, they will challenge Immaculate Conception on Monday. One thing working in Morris Catholic's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last 15 contests.