Basketball Preview: St. John's Cadets vs. St. Mary's Ryken Knights
St. John has gone 9-1 against St. Mary's Ryken recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The St. John's Cadets are packing up and heading out on the road for their first away game this season. they challenge the St. Mary's Ryken Knights at 7:30 p.m. One thing working in St. John's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season.
St. John's is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Wasatch Academy just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Sunday. They took a 70-58 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Tigers. The match marked the Cadets' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Despite the loss, St. John's had strong showings from Omari Witherspoon, who went 5 for 11 en route to 15 points, and Jymin Veney, who went 5 for 9 en route to 11 points plus seven rebounds and two steals. Witherspoon continues to roll, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Geremy Clark, who posted nine points.
Meanwhile, St. Mary's Ryken came up short against St. Andrew's Episcopal on Saturday and fell 55-47. The Knights haven't had much luck with the Lions recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Having lost for the first time this season, St. John's fell to 4-1. As for St. Mary's Ryken, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-3.
Everything went St. John's way against St. Mary's Ryken when the teams last played back in February, as St. John's made off with a 64-40 win. Will St. John's repeat their success, or does St. Mary's Ryken have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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