After both having extra time off, the St. Michael Cardinals and the Ray Bearcats will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with five consecutive losses for St. Michael and six for Ray.
Last Friday, St. Michael was beaten by San Carlos 73-36. While losing is never fun, the Cardinals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 300th, while the Braves are ranked 109th).
Meanwhile, Ray lost to Desert Heights Prep at home by a 73-57 margin last Saturday. The Bearcats were down 63-41 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Despite the defeat, Ray saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Seth Wade posted 17 points. Chase Chester was another key player, putting up ten points.
Ray's loss dropped their record down to 5-8. As for St. Michael, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-6.
St. Michael took a serious blow against Ray in their previous meeting back in February of 2021, falling 76-49. Can St. Michael avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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