Basketball Game Preview: St. John's Islanders vs. Cathedral Academy Generals

The St. John's Islanders will look to take advantage of their home court for the first time this season as they take on the Cathedral Academy Generals at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

St. John's tournament run continued when they took on Myrtle Beach on Sunday. The Islanders were beaten by the Seahawks 66-33.

Daeshia Buford

Steals

11/30/25 vs Myrtle Beach	7
11/29/25 vs Battery Creek	7
11/28/25 vs Pinewood Prep	6
11/21/25 @ Cathedral Academy	6
02/04/25 @ Lowcountry Leadership	6
+ 14 more games

St. John's might have lost, but man, Daeshia Buford was a machine: she went 6-for-11 to rack up 16 points along with seven steals and five boards. Buford has been hot for a while, having posted three or more steals the last 19 times she's played. Another player making a difference was Trinitie Sutton, who posted six points and six steals.

Meanwhile, Cathedral Academy unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell 51-40 to Stall.

St. John's loss dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Cathedral Academy, they now have a losing record of 3-4.

St. John's came up short against Cathedral Academy in their previous meeting two weeks ago, falling 45-35. Will the Islanders have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other basketball content.