Immaculate Conception is 8-2 against Central since February of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Immaculate Conception Lions are on the road again and plays the Central Blue Devils at 7:00 p.m. on February 8th. Immaculate Conception will be strutting in after a victory while Central will be coming in after a loss.
Even though Seton Hall Prep scored an imposing 64 points on Tuesday, Immaculate Conception still came out on top. Immaculate Conception walked away with a 73-64 win over Seton Hall Prep. Given Immaculate Conception's advantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey basketball rankings (they are ranked 17th, while Seton Hall Prep is ranked 103rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Central ended up a good deal behind Arts on Tuesday and lost 71-52. Central has not had much luck with Arts recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Immaculate Conception is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season. As for Central, their defeat was their 11th straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 9-12.
Everything came up roses for Immaculate Conception against Central when the teams last played back in January as the squad secured a 87-39 victory. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Central's Malachi Thomas, who scored 23 points. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Immaculate Conception still be able to contain Thomas? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
