Basketball Game Preview: St. John's/Tipton Catholic Blujays vs. Rock Hills Grizzlies

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Previous Games

01/05/24 - Away	58-42 W
12/13/22 - Away	60-38 W
12/14/21 - Home	49-18 W
12/15/20 - Away	55-42 W
12/17/19 - Home	60-37 W
+ 5 more games

St. John's/Tipton Catholic has gone 8-2 against Rock Hills recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The St. John's/Tipton Catholic Blujays will welcome the Rock Hills Grizzlies at 7:00 p.m. St. John's/Tipton Catholic is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 57.2 points per game this season.

Back in December of 2024, St. John's/Tipton Catholic lost to Lincoln on the road by a 54-37 margin. The contest marked the Blujays' lowest-scoring match so far this season.

The losing side was boosted by Edward Horinek, who went 8 for 20 on his way to 19 points and six steals. That was a full 51.4% of St. John's/Tipton Catholic's points, marking the third time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ryder Allen, who put up six points in addition to seven boards and three steals.

Meanwhile, Rock Hills came up short against Red Cloud on Friday and fell 59-52. The Grizzlies have struggled against the Warriors recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.

The match pitted two dominant guards against one another in Cooper McDill and Gage Ely. Ely had a solid game and dropped a double-double on 16 points and ten rebounds. Meanwhile, McDill did his best for the losing side, putting up 14 points along with eight rebounds and six assists.

Rock Hills' loss dropped their record down to 3-3. As for St. John's/Tipton Catholic, this is the second loss in a row for them and also nudges their season record down to 3-3.

Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: St. John's/Tipton Catholic has been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 27.8 boards per game. However, it's not like Rock Hills struggles in that department as they've been averaging 26.5 boards. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.

St. John's/Tipton Catholic strolled past Rock Hills in their previous meeting back in January of 2024 by a score of 58-42. Does St. John's/Tipton Catholic have another victory up their sleeve, or will Rock Hills turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.