The Shadyside Tigers will head out to square off against the Catholic Central Crusaders at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Shadyside is coming into the matchup on a three-game losing streak.
Shadyside lost 63-43 to River on Saturday. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 615th, while the Pilots are ranked 282nd).
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Catholic Central, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Wednesday. They simply couldn't be stopped on Saturday as they easily beat East Palestine 45-13. The Crusaders have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six contests by 20 points or more this season.
Catholic Central is also on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 28.8 points per game. As for Shadyside, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-12.
Shadyside came up short against Catholic Central in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, falling 53-44. Can Shadyside avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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