Basketball Game Preview: Calvary Saints vs. Pawnee Indians

Calvary has gone 9-1 against Pawnee recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Calvary Saints will host the Pawnee Indians at 7:30 p.m. Calvary is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 56.9 points per game this season.

Calvary is headed into Friday's match hungry for a win as their strong season has now been derailed by two straight defeats. They lost 69-45 to Warrensburg-Latham on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Saints can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 213th, while the Cardinals are ranked 97th).

Luke Blackford

Points

02/18/25 vs Warrensburg-Latham	25
02/17/25 vs Triad	25
02/14/25 @ Lincolnwood	33
02/11/25 vs Mt. Pulaski	16
02/07/25 @ Nokomis	25
+ 16 more games

Calvary might have lost, but man, Luke Blackford was a machine: he posted 25 points and seven boards. Blackford's evening made it 21 games in a row in which he has scored at least 16 points. Another player making a difference was Antione Hunter, who earned 11 points and seven rebounds.

Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Pawnee, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. They walked away with a 61-54 win over North Greene on Tuesday. The victory continues a trend for the Indians in their matchups with the Spartans: they've now won four in a row.

Calvary's loss dropped their record down to 20-10. As for Pawnee, their win bumped their record up to 8-19.

Calvary didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Pawnee in their previous matchup back in January, but they still walked away with a 64-58 victory. Will Calvary repeat their success, or does Pawnee have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.