Basketball Game Preview: St. Pius X Catholic Golden Lions vs. Veterans Warhawks

By Team Reports Feb 20, 2024, 2:22am

Preview: St. Pius X Catholic Golden Lions vs. Veterans Warhawks

After two games on the road, St. Pius X Catholic is heading back home. They will take on the Veterans Warhawks at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Veterans took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on St. Pius X Catholic, who comes in off a win.

Last Friday, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, St. Pius X Catholic beat Marist 53-47. Given St. Pius X Catholic's advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 25th, while Marist is ranked 96th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Meanwhile, Veterans pushed their score all the way to 58 on Friday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They took a 63-58 hit to the loss column at the hands of Tift County. Veterans has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Ezekiel Carswell, who scored 14 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Chandler Thomas, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and ten rebounds.

St. Pius X Catholic is on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 15 games, which provided a nice bump to their 21-6 record this season. As for Veterans, their loss dropped their record down to 16-11.

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