Antonian Prep is 8-0 against Savio since January of 2019 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. After both having extra time off, the two teams will shake off the cobwebs and square off against one another at 7:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Antonian Prep has seven straight wins, Savio has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Antonian Prep will head into Saturday's contest hoping to keep the good times rolling: they had to skate by with only a three-point margin when they last took the court, which might have inspired the 21-point drubbing they dealt San Marcos last Saturday. Antonian Prep blew past San Marcos 67-46. The Apaches have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 13 matches by 21 points or more this season.
| 12/28/24 vs San Marcos | 27 |
| 12/28/24 vs Bowie | 21 |
| 12/27/24 vs Veterans Memorial | 25 |
| 12/27/24 vs Dripping Springs | 31 |
| 12/20/24 vs St. Andrew's | 26 |
| 12/13/24 vs Johnson | 24 |
Antonian Prep's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Edison Onwe, who dropped a double-double on 27 points and ten boards. The game was Onwe's sixth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Amare Guerra, who posted 22 points along with eight boards and three steals.
Antonian Prep smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 21 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in 12 consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 73-26, which was the final score in Savio's tilt against Pearland last Saturday. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 978th, while the Oilers are ranked 234th).
Antonian Prep has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 26-3 record this season. As for Savio, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-12.
Everything came up roses for Antonian Prep against Savio in their previous meeting back in February of 2022, as the squad secured a 114-26 win. In that game, Antonian Prep amassed a halftime lead of 62-9, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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