Preview: St. John the Baptist Cougars vs. St. Mary's Gaels
The St. John the Baptist Cougars will look to defend their home court on Friday against the St. Mary's Gaels at 6:00 p.m. Hopefully St. John the Baptist is not getting complacent considering they own a much higher rank in New York (they are ranked 71st, while St. Mary's is ranked 460th).
On February 6th, it was a hard-fought contest, but St. John the Baptist had to settle for a 54-51 defeat against St. Anthony's. It was the first time this season that St. John the Baptist let down their fans at home.
St. Mary's has not done well against St. Anthony's recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. St. Mary's walked away with a 65-54 victory over St. Anthony's.
St. John the Baptist's defeat ended an eight-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 5-2. As for St. Mary's, their win bumped their record up to 4-8.
St. John the Baptist was able to grind out a solid win over St. Mary's in their previous meeting back in February of 2023, winning 70-57. Does St. John the Baptist 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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