Lansdale Catholic is 3-0 against Nazareth Academy since January of 2020, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Lansdale Catholic Crusaders will head out on the road to take on Nazareth Academy at 5:30 p.m. Nazareth Academy took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Lansdale Catholic, who comes in off a win.
Last Tuesday, Lansdale Catholic faced Neumann-Goretti in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Lansdale Catholic walked away with a 58-47 win over Neumann-Goretti.
Nazareth Academy won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Tuesday. They were beaten by Cardinal O'Hara 67-34. While losing is never fun, Nazareth Academy can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 77th, while Cardinal O'Hara is ranked second).
Lansdale Catholic has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which somehow isn't as good as their 16-4 record this season. As for Nazareth Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-8.
Everything came up roses for Lansdale Catholic against Nazareth Academy in their previous meeting back in December of 2022 as the squad secured a 81-40 win. With Lansdale Catholic ahead 47-26 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
