Preview: St. Bernard's Crusaders vs. South Fork Cubs
St. Bernard is on a five-game streak of home wins, while South Fork is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The St. Bernard's Crusaders will take on the South Fork Cubs at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Saturday, St. Bernard's beat Eureka 61-51.
Meanwhile, South Fork put the finishing touches on their eighth blowout victory of the season on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 66-42 margin over Hoopa Valley. Given South Fork's advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 456th, while Hoopa Valley is ranked 963rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
St. Bernard's has been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-3 record this season. As for South Fork, their win bumped their record up to 16-5.
Everything came up roses for St. Bernard's against South Fork in their previous meeting on January 4th as the team secured a 62-35 win. Does St. Bernard's have another victory up their sleeve, or will South Fork turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
