McKeesport is 2-8 against Oakland Catholic since January of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The McKeesport Tigers will head out on the road to challenge Oakland Catholic at 7:30 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as McKeesport comes in on six and Oakland Catholic on 14.
Last Thursday, McKeesport beat Penn-Trafford 51-38. Given McKeesport's advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 22nd, while Penn-Trafford is ranked 115th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Oakland Catholic can now show off ten landslide victories after their most recent match on Saturday. They blew past Highlands 60-32 at home. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory Oakland Catholic has posted since December 19, 2023.
McKeesport's win was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 11-1. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive dominance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.3 points per game. As for Oakland Catholic, their win bumped their record up to 14-0.
McKeesport and Oakland Catholic were neck-and-neck in their previous meeting back in March of 2023, but McKeesport came up empty-handed after a 60-59 defeat. Can McKeesport avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.