The De La Salle North Catholic Knights will head out on the road to square off against the Valley Catholic Valiants at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in De La Salle North Catholic's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last 17 matchups.
De La Salle North Catholic put the finishing touches on their 11th blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. They took their match on the road with ease, bagging a 67-36 win over Oregon Episcopal. Given De La Salle North Catholic's advantage in MaxPreps' Oregon basketball rankings (they are ranked 29th, while Oregon Episcopal is ranked 108th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Valley Catholic didn't have too much trouble with Portland Adventist Academy on the road on Thursday as they won 61-47.
De La Salle North Catholic pushed their record up to 16-6 with that win, which was their sixth straight on the road. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.5 points per game. As for Valley Catholic, they have been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-5 record this season.
Everything came up roses for De La Salle North Catholic against Valley Catholic in their previous matchup two weeks ago as the squad secured a 73-40 win. Will De La Salle North Catholic repeat their success, or does Valley Catholic have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
