Basketball Preview: St. Anthony Yellowjackets vs. La Vernia Bears
Having just played yesterday, the St. Anthony Yellowjackets will jump right back in to play the La Vernia Bears at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. One thing working in St. Anthony's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last nine matches.
St. Anthony picked up another tournament win on Friday. They enjoyed a cozy 72-57 win over Cole.
Meanwhile, La Vernia came tearing into Friday's game with seven straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 16.9 points) and they left with even more momentum. They secured a 49-45 W over the Pirates.
St. Anthony has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-3 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.8 points per game. As for La Vernia, their victory bumped their record up to 10-4.
St. Anthony might still be hurting after the 67-42 defeat they got from La Vernia when the teams last played back in December of 2018. Can St. Anthony avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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