Basketball Game Preview: St. Vincent de Paul Mustangs vs. Redding Christian Lions

The St. Vincent de Paul Mustangs will head out on the road to challenge the Redding Christian Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

St. Vincent de Paul is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They came out on top against Sacramento Waldorf by a score of 39-32.

Meanwhile, Redding Christian came tearing into Wednesday's contest with 12 straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 33 points), and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the Cardinals 54-33. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 30-8.

Redding Christian pushed their record up to 28-3 with the win, which was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 29.0 points on average over those games. As for St. Vincent de Paul, they have been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 12 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 20-11 record this season.