The St. Monica Mariners will square off against the Bishop Montgomery Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
St. Monica will bounce into Friday's game after beating St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. St. Monica managed a 55-50 win over St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy on Wednesday. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Mariners' disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 135th, while the Warriors are ranked 46th).
Meanwhile, Bishop Montgomery was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They lost to St. Anthony on the road by a 80-66 margin.
The win made it two in a row for St. Monica and bumps their season record up to 16-8. As for Bishop Montgomery, their loss dropped their record down to 12-11.
St. Monica came up short against Bishop Montgomery when the teams last played two weeks ago, falling 47-41. Will St. Monica have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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