Basketball Game Preview: St. John's/Tipton Catholic Blujays vs. Natoma Tigers

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Previous Games

12/06/24 - Home	74-24 W
12/01/23 - Away	66-13 W
12/02/22 - Neutral	77-18 W
12/03/21 - Away	59-56 W
03/06/21 - Neutral	32-29 W
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St. John's/Tipton Catholic is a perfect 10-0 against Natoma since December of 2016 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. The Blujays will venture away from home to square off against the Tigers at 7:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.

St. John's/Tipton Catholic can't be too happy about their upcoming road matchup considering what happened when they opened their season away from home on Tuesday. They took a hard 68-50 fall against Sacred Heart. The defeat continues a trend for the Blujays in their meetings with the Knights: they've now lost six in a row.

St. John's/Tipton Catholic's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Edward Horinek, who went 8-for-15 on his way to 23 points in addition to seven rebounds and three steals, and Dominic Eilert, who shot 63% from the field to rack up 12 points and six boards.

Meanwhile, Natoma unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They had to suffer through a 63-30 loss at the hands of Otis-Bison. The Tigers were down 45-24 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.

St. John's/Tipton Catholic will need to focus on slowing down Colton Prowse, one of several Natoma players who made an impact when they last played. He posted six points. Simone Benazzi was another key player, putting up six points and nine boards.

Everything came up roses for St. John's/Tipton Catholic against Natoma when the teams last played back in December of 2024, as the squad secured a 74-24 victory. In that contest, the Blujays amassed a halftime lead of 44-10, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.