St. Paul and St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2017, but not for long. The St. Paul Swordsmen will welcome the St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. St. Paul has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last four games.
St. Paul is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They claimed a resounding 96-67 victory over Serra. Given the Swordsmen's advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 96th, while the Cavaliers are ranked 532nd), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy on Friday. They strolled past North with points to spare, taking the game 83-64.
St. Paul has also been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a massive bump to their 15-9 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.0 points per game. As for St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy, their win bumped their record up to 13-9.
St. Paul came up short against St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy when the teams last played back in January of 2024, falling 76-66. Can St. Paul avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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