After both having extra time off, the Central Christian Cougars and the St. John Tigers will shake off the cobwebs and face off against one another at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Central Christian is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped last Friday as they easily beat Caldwell 59-15. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Meanwhile, St. John had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 32.7 points) and they went ahead and made it four last Friday. They blew past the Mavericks 43-14. The Tigers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four contests by 29 points or more this season.
St. John's win was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-1. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.3 points per game. As for Central Christian, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 4-2.
Central Christian suffered a grim 47-27 defeat to St. John in their previous meeting back in January. Can Central Christian avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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