Basketball Recap: St. Thomas Academy Skates Past Minneapolis South with Ease

Cadets

Team Score

01/11/25 @ Minneapolis South	81
12/10/24 @ Kennedy	76
01/03/25 @ South St. Paul	67
12/27/24 vs Cretin-Derham Hall	65
12/20/24 vs Tartan	65

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask St. Thomas Academy). They claimed a resounding 81-50 win over the Minneapolis South Tigers. Given the Cadets' advantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota basketball rankings (they are ranked 86th, while the Tigers are ranked 284th), the result on Saturday wasn't entirely unexpected.

St. Thomas Academy is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-5 record this season. As for Minneapolis South, they have been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last eight contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-7 record this season.

St. Thomas Academy will challenge Two Rivers at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. St. Thomas Academy is facing Two Rivers at the right time seeing as Two Rivers is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Minneapolis South, they will square off against North at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.