Gehlen Catholic hasn't had much luck against Woodbury Central recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Gehlen Catholic Jays will head out to challenge the Woodbury Central Wildcats at 6:00 p.m.
Last Tuesday, Gehlen Catholic took a blow against Hinton, falling 67-22. While losing is never fun, the Jays can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Iowa basketball rankings (they are ranked 227th, while the Blackhawks are ranked 22nd).
Meanwhile, Woodbury Central had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 28 points) and they went ahead and made it five on Friday. They skirted past the Panthers 41-39.
Woodbury Central's win bumped their record up to 8-6. As for Gehlen Catholic, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-9.
Everything came up roses for Gehlen Catholic against Woodbury Central when the teams last played back in January of 2022, as the team secured a 61-31 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Gehlen 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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