The Boylan Catholic Titans will square off against the Guilford Vikings at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
On Tuesday, everything went Boylan Catholic's way against Belvidere North as Boylan Catholic made off with a 46-25 victory. Given the Titans' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 194th, while the Blue Thunder are ranked 452nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Guilford came tearing into Tuesday's matchup with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 18.7 points) and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the J-Hawks 56-35. The Vikings have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 contests by 21 points or more this season.
Guilford's win was their 18th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 20-5. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.1 points per game. As for Boylan Catholic, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 15-10 record this season.
Things could have been worse for Boylan Catholic, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 43-26 loss to Guilford in their previous meeting on January 10th. Will Boylan Catholic have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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