Basketball Preview: South Texas Christian Academy Panthers vs. Macedonian Christian
South Texas Christian Academy is 0-10 against the since January of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The South Texas Christian Academy Panthers will be staying on the road to face off against Macedonian Christian at 7:00 p.m. on February 6th. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
A well-balanced attack led South Texas Christian Academy over the in every quarter on their way to victory on Wednesday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that South Texas Christian Academy blew the out of the water with a 59-28 final score.
Carlos Saenz was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 33 points and ten steals. That makes it five consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of South Texas Christian Academy's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jovan Ramirez, who scored seven points along with 12 rebounds and six steals.
Meanwhile, Macedonian Christian waltzed into their game on Thursday with 12 straight wins but they left with 13. They blew past Juan Diego Academy, posting a 75-4 win at home. Given Macedonian Christian's advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 579th, while the are ranked 1729th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
The win got South Texas Christian Academy back to even at 10-10. As for Macedonian Christian, they are on a roll lately: they've won 18 of their last 19 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 31-2 record this season.
South Texas Christian Academy came up short against the when the teams last played last Friday, falling 57-52. Can South Texas Christian Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
