Basketball Game Preview: Bishop Neumann Cavaliers vs. Oakland-Craig Knights

The Bishop Neumann Cavaliers will head out to take on the Oakland-Craig Knights at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.

Bishop Neumann is headed into the contest having just posted their biggest win since January 25th on Tuesday. They blew past Aquinas 58-25. The Cavaliers haven't had any issues with the Monarchs recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive victory against them.

Meanwhile, Oakland-Craig entered their tilt with Brownell Talbot on Tuesday with three consecutive wins , and they'll enter their next game with four. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Raiders 60-33. The Knights have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 13 matchups by 21 points or more this season.

Bishop Neumann better keep an eye on Sonya Guzinski. She was instrumental in Oakland-Craig's win, going 7-for-17 to rack up 20 points and eight boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Adi Rennerfeldt, who went 6-for-12 en route to 16 points and five rebounds.

Oakland-Craig's win was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 21-3. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to offensive boards: they averaged an imposing 12.79 offensive rebounds in those games compared to only 12.79 in the others. As for Bishop Neumann, their victory bumped their record up to 15-7.