Basketball Game Preview: St. John's Cadets vs. Bishop O'Connell Knights

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Previous Games

01/28/25 - Home	57-62 L
12/30/24 - Neutral	52-57 L
02/16/24 - Home	58-53 W
01/29/24 - Away	60-57 W
01/31/23 - Away	72-59 W
+ 5 more games

St. John has gone 8-2 against Bishop O'Connell recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. The St. John's Cadets will face off against the Bishop O'Connell Knights at 2:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.

Last Tuesday, St. John's blew past Our Lady of Good Counsel, posting a 78-50 victory. The Cadets have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 12 matchups by 20 points or more this season.

Meanwhile, Bishop O'Connell is ranked highly in their home state and on Tuesday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Archbishop Carroll. Bishop O'Connell snuck past Archbishop Carroll with a 65-59 win. The victory continues a trend for the Knights in their matchups with the Lions: they've now won six in a row.

Bishop O'Connell's win came from a few key players St. John's will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Shane Lincoln, who dropped a double-double with 18 points and ten rebounds. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in boards. Darius Bivins was another key player, putting up 13 points along with eight rebounds and six assists.

St. John's is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 20-9 record this season. As for Bishop O'Connell, their win bumped their record up to 21-8.

St. John's came up short against Bishop O'Connell in their previous matchup back in January, falling 62-57. Can St. John's avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.