The Guerin Catholic Golden Eagles will venture away from home to face off against the Peru Tigers at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Guerin Catholic is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 61 points on Saturday, they were much more limited against Cathedral on Thursday. They lost 45-25 to the Fighting Irish. The Golden Eagles have struggled against the Fighting Irish recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 21-21 at halftime, Peru was not quite Lewis Cass' equal in the second half on Thursday. They fell 47-37 to the Kings. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 243rd, while the Kings are ranked 102nd).
Guerin Catholic now has a losing record at 4-5. As for Peru, they have been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-7 record this season.
Guerin Catholic strolled past Peru in their previous matchup back in December of 2023 by a score of 53-36. The rematch might be a little tougher for Guerin Catholic since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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