University City hasn't had much luck against St. Augustine recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The University City Centurions will challenge the St. Augustine Saints at 5:45 p.m. One thing working in University City's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last five games.
University City is likely headed into the contest with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Cathedral Catholic on Friday. University City fell 65-58 to Cathedral Catholic. While losing is never fun, the Centurions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 232nd, while the Dons are ranked 96th).
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from TyShaun Harris, who almost dropped a double-double on 15 points and nine boards. He continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last four games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Dylan Griffin, who almost dropped a triple-double on 15 points, 15 rebounds, and nine assists.
St. Augustine fell on hard times earlier this season, but after back-to-back victories it seems like their luck might finally be changing. They walked away with a 67-54 win over Victory Christian Academy on Friday.
St. Augustine pushed their record up to 5-12 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.3 points per game. As for University City, their loss dropped their record down to 8-7.
University City was taken down by St. Augustine 85-30 in their previous meeting back in February of 2016. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point University City was down 60-21.
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