Preview: St. David Tigers vs. St. Michael Cardinals
St. David has enjoyed the comforts of home their last four games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will take on the St. Michael Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
With a playoff game on the line, St. David rose to the challenge on Friday. They put the hurt on the Frogs with a sharp 46-25 win. Given St. David's advantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 44th, while Salome is ranked 129th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Anissa Jacquez was her usual excellent self, scoring 20 points along with eight rebounds and four steals. She is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last four games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Mayla Trejo, who scored 11 points along with five assists and four steals.
Lincoln Prep typically has all the answers at home, but on Monday St. Michael proved too difficult a challenge. They were the clear victor by a 52-30 margin over the Lightning. The win made it back-to-back wins for St. Michael.
St. David is on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 15 games, which provided a nice bump to their 27-2 record this season. As for St. Michael, they pushed their record up to 22-11 with that victory, which was their seventh straight on the road.
St. David might still be hurting after the 55-34 defeat they got from St. Michael when the teams last played back in February of 2018. Can St. David avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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