Basketball Game Preview: Saint Thomas Aquinas Saints vs. Bishop Miege Stags

Saints

Points

02/21/25 @ Blue Valley	38
02/18/25 @ Blue Valley Southwest	61
02/14/25 @ St. James Academy	69
02/11/25 vs Blue Valley North	67
02/07/25 vs Basehor-Linwood	69
+ 13 more games

The Saint Thomas Aquinas Saints will square off against the Bishop Miege Stags at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Saint Thomas Aquinas is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 60.7 points per game this season.

Saint Thomas Aquinas is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Kansas' top teams: Blue Valley, who was ranked fourth at the time (Saint Thomas Aquinas was ranked 19th). Saint Thomas Aquinas lost 63-38 to Blue Valley on Friday. The match marked the Saints' lowest-scoring game so far this season.

The losing side was boosted by London Burton, who to rack up 13 points. Another player making a difference was Brett Yankovich, who posted ten points and five boards.

Meanwhile, Bishop Miege ended up a good deal behind Blue Valley West on Monday and lost 62-48.

Bishop Miege dropped their record down to 6-12 with the defeat, which was their seventh straight on the road. As for Saint Thomas Aquinas, their loss dropped their record down to 12-6.

Everything came up roses for Saint Thomas Aquinas against Bishop Miege in their previous meeting back in January, as the team secured an 83-51 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Saint Thomas Aquinas since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.