Basketball Game Preview: St. Thomas More Cavaliers vs. Sturgis Brown Scoopers

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Previous Games

01/25/24 - Home	48-22 W
01/26/23 - Home	56-10 W
01/05/23 - Away	61-35 W
01/27/22 - Home	58-30 W
01/06/22 - Away	49-32 W
+ 5 more games

St. Thomas More has gone 10-0 against Sturgis Brown recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The St. Thomas More Cavaliers will venture away from home to take on the Sturgis Brown Scoopers at 7:00 p.m.

St. Thomas More is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Spearfish just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They came up short against the Spartans, falling 60-37. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Cavaliers have suffered since December 9, 2023.

While Sturgis Brown didn't have the best season last year (they finished 4-16), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They secured a 49-43 W over Hill City on Tuesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Scoopers.

Sturgis Brown is also on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-4 record this season. As for St. Thomas More, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-5.

Everything went St. Thomas More's way against Sturgis Brown in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, as St. Thomas More made off with a 48-22 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. Thomas More since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.