St. Paul Central has won six straight games at home, while Johnson has won six straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Thursday. The St. Paul Central Minutemen will host the Johnson Governors at 7:00 p.m. One thing working in St. Paul Central's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last 15 games.
If St. Paul Central beats Johnson with 76 points on Thursday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. St. Paul Central walked away with a 76-67 win over Highland Park on Tuesday. The Minutemen haven't had any issues with the Scots recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive victory against them.
Meanwhile, Johnson earned a 69-56 win over Como Park on Tuesday. Given the Governors' advantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota basketball rankings (they are ranked 72nd, while the Cougars are ranked 246th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Johnson has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 71.7 points over those games. As for St. Paul Central, their victory bumped their record up to 18-4.
St. Paul Central beat Johnson 60-48 in their previous meeting last Monday. Will St. Paul Central repeat their success, or does Johnson have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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