St. Joseph and Mattawan are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2022, but not for long. The St. Joseph Bears will take on the Mattawan Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. St. Joseph will be strutting in after a victory while Mattawan will be coming in after a defeat.
While St. Joseph didn't have the best season last year (they finished 6-16), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They blew past Norrix 47-22 on Tuesday. Given the Bears' advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 116th, while the Knights are ranked 558th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Mattawan ended up a good deal behind Lakeview on Tuesday and lost 46-30. The Wildcats have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
St. Joseph pushed their record up to 10-2 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 51.0 points per game. As for Mattawan, their loss dropped their record down to 3-13.
Everything came up roses for St. Joseph against Mattawan when the teams last played back in December of 2024, as the team secured a 57-19 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. Joseph since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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