Having just played yesterday, the Houston Academy Raiders will head out on the road to face off against the St. Michael Catholic Cardinals at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. St. Michael Catholic took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Houston Academy, who comes in off a win.
On Thursday, Houston Academy humbled Daleville with a 65-35 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Raiders.
Meanwhile, St. Michael Catholic was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell 59-47 to Gulf Shores. While losing is never fun, the Cardinals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama basketball rankings (they are ranked 290th, while the Dolphins are ranked 129th).
St. Michael Catholic's defeat dropped their record down to 4-8. As for Houston Academy, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Houston Academy was able to grind out a solid win over St. Michael Catholic in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, winning 59-47. The rematch might be a little tougher for Houston Academy since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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