Basketball Preview: St. John's Cadets vs. St. Mary's Saints
The St. John's Cadets will face off against the St. Mary's Saints at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. St. Mary's took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on St. John's, who comes in off a win.
St. John's is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing Jackson-Reed: they outscored them in every quarter. St. John's blew past Jackson-Reed 74-54 on Sunday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Cadets.
Geremy Clark was a one-man wrecking crew for St. John's as he went 6 for 10 en route to 14 points plus seven assists and two steals. Another player making a difference was Omari Witherspoon, who scored seven points plus seven rebounds and five assists.
Meanwhile, a win for St. Mary's just wasn't in the cards on Wednesday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They lost 70-45 to Mount St. Joseph. The Saints haven't had much luck with the Gaels recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
St. John's victory was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-0. As for St. Mary's, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1.
St. John's strolled past St. Mary's in their previous meeting back in January by a score of 77-59. Does St. John's have another victory up their sleeve, or will St. Mary's turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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