Basketball Game Preview: Pensacola Catholic Crusaders vs. Northview Chiefs

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Previous Games

12/06/24 - Home	72-34 W
01/25/23 - Home	51-28 W
12/01/22 - Away	55-26 W
01/13/22 - Away	62-33 W
12/07/21 - Home	65-38 W
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Pensacola Catholic has gone 10-0 against Northview recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Pensacola Catholic Crusaders will face off against the Northview Chiefs at 7:00 p.m. Pensacola Catholic will be strutting in after a victory while Northview will be coming in after a loss.

Pensacola Catholic took a loss when they played away from home last Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They enjoyed a cozy 67-51 win over Rocky Bayou Christian. The Crusaders pushed the score to 55-34 by the end of the third, a deficit the Knights cut but never quite recovered from.

Meanwhile, Northview was not able to break out of their rough patch back in December of 2024 as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat. They were dealt a 69-37 loss at the hands of Baker. While losing is never fun, the Chiefs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 749th, while the Gators are ranked 288th).

Pensacola Catholic is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.4 points per game. As for Northview, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-11.

Everything came up roses for Pensacola Catholic against Northview in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, as the team secured a 72-34 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Pensacola Catholic since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.