Preview: St. Louis HomeSchool P Patriots vs. Mississippi Valley Christian Warriors
St. Louis HomeSchool P is 5-0 against Mississippi Valley Christian since February of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The St. Louis HomeSchool P Patriots are on the road again and plays the Mississippi Valley Christian Warriors at 5:30 p.m. on March 5th. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Last Thursday, St. Louis HomeSchool P came up short against Mid-Missouri HomeSchool and fell 63-50. While losing is never fun, St. Louis HomeSchool P can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 268th, while Mid-Missouri HomeSchool is ranked 102nd).
Mississippi Valley Christian has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They received a tough blow on Saturday as they fell 59-41 to Westfair Christian. Mississippi Valley Christian was down 44-22 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Mississippi Valley Christian might have lost, but man, Joey Kunz was a machine: he scored 22 points along with six rebounds. That was a full 53.7% of Mississippi Valley Christian's points, marking the tenth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Drew Gaworski was another key contributor, scoring ten points along with four steals.
St. Louis HomeSchool P has not been sharp recently as the team has lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 20-9 record this season. As for Mississippi Valley Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 19-10.
Everything came up roses for St. Louis HomeSchool P against Mississippi Valley Christian in their previous meeting back in January of 2019 as the team secured a 63-31 win. In that contest, St. Louis HomeSchool P amassed a halftime lead of 39-11, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Tuesday.
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