Basketball Game Preview: St. Mary's Rams vs. Modesto Christian Crusaders

St. Mary is 1-9 against Modesto Christian since February of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The St. Mary's Rams will head out on the road to challenge the Modesto Christian Crusaders at 7:30 p.m. St. Mary's is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 55.1 points per game this season.

St. Mary's is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Lincoln on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. St. Mary's came up short against Lincoln, falling 71-49. While losing is never fun, the Rams can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 290th, while the Trojans are ranked seventh).

Despite the loss, St. Mary's had strong showings from Vincent Arnaudo, who posted 13 points and eight rebounds, and Jeremy Krause, who scored six points along with seven boards and four blocks. That's the most points Arnaudo has posted since back in December of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Mason Eagal, who had four points.

Meanwhile, after a string of five wins, Modesto Christian's good fortune finally ran out on Monday. They fell to St. Joseph 67-62. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Wednesday (55), the Crusaders still had to take the loss.

This is the second loss in a row for St. Mary's and nudges their season record down to 9-10. As for Modesto Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-5.

St. Mary's might still be hurting after the 70-49 loss they got from Modesto Christian in their previous meeting back in January of 2024. Can St. Mary's avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.