Basketball Recap: Mcauley Catholic Beats Exeter for Their Seventh Straight Win

McAuley Catholic came tearing into Friday's contest with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 34.5 points) and they left with even more momentum. They breezed by the Exeter Tigers to the tune of 63-36. Given the Warriors' advantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 227th, while the Tigers are ranked 553rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

McAuley Catholic's victory was their 11th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 16-2. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.0 points per game. As for Exeter, they are on a ten-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-14.

McAuley Catholic will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Halfway at 7:30 p.m. on February 10th. As for Exeter, they are taking a road trip to take on Hurley at 5:30 p.m. on February 10th.