Basketball Game Preview: St. Mary's Academy Crusaders vs. Metro Academy Mavericks

The St. Mary's Academy Crusaders will look to take advantage of their home court for the first time this season as they take on the Metro Academy Mavericks at 8:00 p.m. on Friday.

St. Mary's Academy lost 68-44 to Atchison on Tuesday. The loss continues a trend for the Crusaders in their matchups with the Phoenix: they've now lost four in a row.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Metro Academy). They blew past Harmon 87-25 on Tuesday. The Mavericks have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four games by 33 points or more this season.

Metro Academy has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 43 points. As for St. Mary's Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.

St. Mary's Academy suffered a grim 60-40 defeat to Metro Academy in their previous matchup back in February. Will St. Mary's Academy have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.