Basketball Recap: St. Philip Catholic Central's Higher State Rank on Full Display on Thursday

On Thursday, the St. Philip Catholic Central Fighting Tigers earned a 65-58 win over the Howardsville Christian Eagles. Given the Fighting Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 186th, while the Eagles are ranked 503rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

St. Philip Catholic Central's victory bumped their record up to 5-2. As for Howardsville Christian, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-8.

St. Philip Catholic Central has already played their next contest, a 51-47 win against East Jordan on the 3rd. As for Howardsville Christian, they will head out on the road to square off against Our Lady of the Lake Catholic at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.