Basketball Recap: St. Joseph Central Skates Past St. Patrick with Ease

St. Joseph Central entered their tilt with St. Patrick on Friday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They took their match with ease, bagging a 77-32 win over the St. Patrick Saints. While the Flyers didn't have the best season last year (they finished 10-14), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.

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Previous 5 Games (Home)

12/20/24 vs St. Patrick	77-32
12/19/24 vs Glenwood	66-53
12/13/24 vs South Gallia	65-53
12/02/24 vs Rock Hill	53-51
02/20/24 vs East	73-40

St. Joseph Central pushed their record up to 4-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.8 points per game. As for St. Patrick, they are on a 12-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-7.

St. Joseph Central and Dawson-Bryant will face off at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. St. Joseph Central has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games. As for St. Patrick, they won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Covington Latin at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.