Basketball Game Preview: St. Michael's Warriors vs. Hill Country Christian School of Austin Knights

The St. Michael's Warriors and the Hill Country Christian School of Austin Knights will compete for holiday cheer at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.

St. Michael's is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering St. Stephen's Episcopal just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Thursday. They took a 36-31 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Spartans.

Meanwhile, Hill Country Christian School of Austin had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 26.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Saturday. They secured a 37-31 W over the Spartans.

Hill Country Christian School of Austin's victory was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 11-6. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.1 points per game. As for St. Michael's, their loss dropped their record down to 7-5.