Basketball Game Preview: St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy Warriors vs. St. Bernard Vikings

The St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy Warriors will venture away from home to square off against the St. Bernard Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy will head into Monday's match hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big last Saturday (they won by 21) and on Monday they proved they can win the close ones too. They skirted past Bishop Montgomery 53-51. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Warriors have posted since November 20, 2024.

Meanwhile, St. Bernard entered their tilt with Serra on Monday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They took their contest with ease, bagging an 80-44 victory over the Cavaliers. The Vikings have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six games by 22 points or more this season.

St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy pushed their record up to 11-6 with the win, which was their 15th straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 77.5 points per game. As for St. Bernard, their victory bumped their record up to 15-5.

St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy came out on top in a nail-biter against St. Bernard in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, sneaking past 63-61. Will St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy repeat their success, or does St. Bernard have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.