Basketball Game Preview: Cathedral Fighting Irish vs. Indianapolis Crispus Attucks Tigers

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Previous 4 Games

01/13/22 - Home	62-29 W
02/05/20 - Neutral	62-41 W
01/10/17 - Home	50-48 W
01/14/15 - Home	56-35 W

Cathedral is 4-0 against Indianapolis Crispus Attucks since January of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Cathedral Fighting Irish will challenge the Indianapolis Crispus Attucks Tigers at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Cathedral is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They escaped with a win against Indianapolis Bishop Chatard by the margin of a single free throw, 51-50. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Fighting Irish.

Meanwhile, Indianapolis Crispus Attucks blew past Herron, posting a 71-33 victory. The Tigers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight contests by 29 points or more this season.

Cathedral better keep an eye on Kamrah Banks. She was instrumental in Indianapolis Crispus Attucks' win, going 19 for 31 en route to 44 points along with seven rebounds and three steals. That makes it seven consecutive games in which Banks has scored at least a third of Indianapolis Crispus Attucks' points. Another player making a difference was Kenadi Banks, who went 7 of 13 on her way to 19 points.

Cathedral is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-9 record this season. As for Indianapolis Crispus Attucks, their record now sits at 8-13.

Everything came up roses for Cathedral against Indianapolis Crispus Attucks in their previous matchup back in January of 2022, as the squad secured a 62-29 win. In that matchup, Cathedral amassed a halftime lead of 40-14, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.