Basketball Game Preview: Saint Thomas Aquinas Saints vs. Basehor-Linwood Bobcats

The Saint Thomas Aquinas Saints will face off against the Basehor-Linwood Bobcats on Friday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.

Saint Thomas Aquinas is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Kansas' top teams: St. James Academy, who was ranked third at the time (Saint Thomas Aquinas was ranked 18th). Saint Thomas Aquinas took a 55-45 hit to the loss column at the hands of St. James Academy on Saturday. The game marked the Saints' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.

Meanwhile, Basehor-Linwood came up short against Seaman on Tuesday and fell 41-32. The Bobcats haven't had much luck with the Vikings recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.

The loss snapped Saint Thomas Aquinas' winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 8-4 record. As for Basehor-Linwood, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-6.