Basketball Game Preview: Brashier Middle College Charter Bengal vs. St. Joseph's Catholic Knights

By Team Reports Jan 21, 2024, 4:45am

Preview: Brashier Middle College Charter Bengal vs. St. Joseph's Catholic Knights

The Brashier Middle College Charter Bengal will be playing at home against the St. Joseph's Catholic Knights at 6:30 a.m. on Tuesday. Brashier Middle College Charter is coming into the match on a five-game losing streak.

Last Friday, Brashier Middle College Charter ended up a good deal behind High Point Academy and lost 49-30. Brashier Middle College Charter has not had much luck with High Point Academy recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.

Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, St. Joseph's Catholic's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They fell just short of Southside Christian by a score of 37-35. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss St. Joseph's Catholic has suffered yet this season.

Despite the defeat, St. Joseph's Catholic saw an underclassman step up: Tiffany Helmer scored 18 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ava catherine Elder, who scored six points along with five rebounds and two steals.

Brashier Middle College Charter has been struggling recently, as they've lost six of their last eight contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-8 record this season. As for St. Joseph's Catholic, their loss dropped their record down to 12-8.

Brashier Middle College Charter was taken down by St. Joseph's Catholic 52-22 in their previous meeting back in February of 2023. The matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Brashier Middle College Charter was down 23-3.