Basketball Game Preview: Mendota Trojans vs. Newman Central Catholic Comets

Mendota is 0-6 against Newman Central Catholic since February of 2022 but things could change on Tuesday. The Mendota Trojans will welcome the Newman Central Catholic Comets at 7:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Mendota sitting on six straight wins and Newman Central Catholic on three.

Mendota will bounce into Tuesday's game after beating LaSalle-Peru, who they had gone 0-9 against in their nine prior meetings. Mendota narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past LaSalle-Peru 60-58.

Meanwhile, Newman Central Catholic was able to grind out a solid win over Kewanee on Friday, taking the game 65-55.

Newman Central Catholic now has a winning record of 10-9. As for Mendota, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-6 record this season.

Mendota came up short against Newman Central Catholic in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, falling 70-59. Will Mendota have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.