Basketball Game Preview: Schuylkill Haven Hurricanes vs. Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Red Raiders

Schuylkill Haven hasn't had much luck against Our Lady of Lourdes Regional recently, but that could start to change on Saturday. The Schuylkill Haven Hurricanes will challenge the Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Red Raiders at 2:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.

Schuylkill Haven is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing Pine Grove: they outscored them in every quarter. Schuylkill Haven blew past Pine Grove 57-36 on Monday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Hurricanes.

Schuylkill Haven can attribute much of their success to Audrey Hutchinson, who posted ten points. That's the most points Hutchinson has posted since back in December of 2024.

Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Our Lady of Lourdes Regional against Millville on Wednesday as the team secured a 62-29 victory.

Our Lady of Lourdes Regional has also been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 21.4 points per game. As for Schuylkill Haven, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-5.

Schuylkill Haven strolled past Our Lady of Lourdes Regional in their previous meeting back in January of 2024 by a score of 40-25. The rematch might be a little tougher for Schuylkill Haven since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.