Basketball Game Preview: St. Patrick-St. Vincent Bruins vs. Swett Warriors

By Team Reports Feb 14, 2024, 3:03am

Preview: St. Patrick-St. Vincent Bruins vs. Swett Warriors

St. Patrick-St. Vincent is 8-2 against Swett since December of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The St. Patrick-St. Vincent Bruins will be playing at home against the Swett Warriors at 7:00 p.m. The timing is sure in St. Patrick-St. Vincent's favor as the team sits on three straight wins at home while Swett has been banged up by three consecutive losses on the road.

Despite a phenomenal run in the regular season, St. Patrick-St. Vincent couldn't carry that success into this playoff game. They fell 67-54 to the Pride on Saturday. St. Patrick-St. Vincent found out winning isn't easy when you don't work as a unit and post ten fewer assists than your opponent.

St. Patrick-St. Vincent might have lost, but man, Marissa Elizalde was a machine: she scored 30 points along with five steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Elizalde has scored all season. Arianna Aguilar was another key contributor, scoring nine points along with two steals.

Meanwhile, Swett came up short against Saint Mary's on Wednesday and fell 55-42. Swett has not had much luck with Saint Mary's recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.

St. Patrick-St. Vincent's loss dropped their record down to 19-8. As for Swett, they have been struggling recently as they've lost ten of their last 12 games, which put a noticeable dent in their 14-13 record this season.

Everything came up roses for St. Patrick-St. Vincent against Swett when the teams last played back in January as the squad secured a 84-42 victory. Will St. Patrick-St. Vincent repeat their success, or does Swett have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.

Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps