Basketball Preview: Crescent Tigers vs. St. Joseph's Catholic Knights
The Crescent Tigers will look to take advantage of their home-court for the first time this season as they take on the St. Joseph's Catholic Knights at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Crescent is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 50.8 points per game this season.
Crescent is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Emerald on Wednesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Crescent was outmatched by Emerald on the road and fell 71-44. The matchup marked the Tigers' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Despite the loss, Crescent had strong showings from Philip Deveaux, who went 6 for 10 en route to 12 points plus five assists and five rebounds, and Max Locke, who went 6 for 11 en route to 14 points plus seven rebounds and three steals. Deveaux is also crushing it when it comes to steals: he's grabbed at least two every time he's taken the court this season.
Meanwhile, St. Joseph's Catholic put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. They came out on top against Blue Ridge by a score of 45-37.
St. Joseph's Catholic's victory was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-0. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.8 points per game. As for Crescent, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
Crescent lost to St. Joseph's Catholic at home by a decisive 46-27 margin in their previous meeting back in February of 2022. Will Crescent have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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