Basketball Game Preview: Father McGivney Catholic Griffins vs. Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City Bobcats

The Father McGivney Catholic Griffins will challenge the Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City Bobcats at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

Father McGivney Catholic will head out to face Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City after giving up their first home loss of the season on Wednesday. Father McGivney Catholic came up short against Carlyle, falling 56-31. While losing is never fun, the Griffins can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 236th, while the Indians/Lady Indians are ranked 26th).

Meanwhile, Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight loss. The game between them and Dieterich didn't end well, with Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City falling 52-36.

Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City's defeat dropped their record down to 8-10. As for Father McGivney Catholic, their loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-8.