Providence Catholic and Nazareth Academy are an even 3-3 against one another since January of 2016, but not for long. The Providence Catholic Celtics will host the Nazareth Academy Roadrunners at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Saturday, Providence Catholic didn't have quite enough to beat Lincoln-Way Central and fell 60-57. While losing is never fun, the Celtics can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 451st, while the Knights are ranked 159th).
Meanwhile, Nazareth Academy posted their biggest victory since November 21, 2023 on Saturday. Everything went their way against Aurora Central Catholic as Nazareth Academy made off with a 65-42 win. The Roadrunners pushed the score to 54-29 by the end of the third, a deficit the Chargers cut but never quite recovered from.
Providence Catholic better keep an eye on Matthew Callahan. He was instrumental in Nazareth Academy's win, going 8 of 15 on his way to 18 points and six rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Danny Wrzensinski, who posted 11 points.
Nazareth Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive boards they've posted since back in February of 2024.
Nazareth Academy has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 6-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.8 points per game. As for Providence Catholic, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-10.
Providence Catholic came up short against Nazareth Academy when the teams last played back in January of 2020, falling 44-31. Will Providence Catholic 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.
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