Basketball Game Preview: Fort Thomas Apaches vs. St. Michael Cardinals

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Previous 5 Games

12/02/23 - Home	62-21 W
02/12/21 - Away	61-41 W
01/18/20 - Home	76-45 W
01/12/19 - Away	77-30 W
01/27/18 - Home	75-35 W

Fort Thomas is 5-0 against St. Michael since January of 2018 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Fort Thomas Apaches will challenge the St. Michael Cardinals at 4:00 p.m. Fort Thomas will be strutting in after a win while St. Michael will be coming in after a defeat.

On Friday, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Fort Thomas beat Joseph City 86-81. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Apaches.

Meanwhile, after soaring to 76 points the game before, St. Michael was a bit more limited in their contest on Monday. They were dealt a 64-26 loss at the hands of BASIS Flagstaff. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Cardinals have suffered since December 2, 2023.

Fort Thomas is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 matches, which provided a massive bump to their 19-9 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.6 points per game. As for St. Michael, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-13.

Everything came up roses for Fort Thomas against St. Michael when the teams last played back in December of 2023, as the team secured a 62-21 victory. In that game, Fort Thomas amassed a halftime lead of 38-10, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Saturday.