Basketball Preview: St. Bernard Vikings vs. St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy Warriors
The St. Bernard Vikings will face off against the St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
St. Bernard is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing San Gabriel Mission: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that St. Bernard blew San Gabriel Mission out of the water with a 67-31 final score. The Vikings pushed the score to 50-25 by the end of the third, a deficit the Pioneers had little chance of recovering from.
St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy meant business on Thursday, getting buckets from all over the court against a Valiants squad that has allowed just 29 points per contest. St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy was the clear victor by a 57-36 margin over St. Genevieve. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Warriors.
St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-2. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.7 points per game. As for St. Bernard, their win bumped their record up to 2-0.
St. Bernard was able to grind out a solid victory over St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy in their previous matchup back in February of 2022, winning 39-28. Does St. Bernard have another victory up their sleeve, or will St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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