Nelson is 0-7 against Central Catholic since January of 2022 but things could change on Tuesday. Nelson will square off against the Central Catholic Rams at 7:30 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Nelson comes in on seven and Central Catholic on three.
Nelson will bounce into Tuesday's matchup after beating Sandy, who they had gone 0-3 against in their three prior meetings. Nelson came out on top against Sandy by a score of 58-46 on Friday. Given Nelson's advantage in MaxPreps' Oregon basketball rankings (they are ranked ninth, while Sandy is ranked 53rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Central Catholic earned a 68-55 win over David Douglas on Friday.
Nelson's victory was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-2. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 75.0 points per game. As for Central Catholic, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-5 record this season.
Nelson suffered a grim 92-72 defeat to Central Catholic in their previous meeting back in February of 2024. Can Nelson avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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