Servite is 0-10 against St. John Bosco since January of 2020 but things could change on Wednesday. The Servite Friars will square off against the St. John Bosco Braves at 7:00 p.m. Servite is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 53.6 points per game this season.
Servite is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Mater Dei on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Servite lost 68-46 to Mater Dei. While losing is never fun, the Friars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 204th, while the Monarchs are ranked 23rd).
The losing side was boosted by Jake Schutt, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and 14 rebounds. Daouda Ndiaye was another key player, putting up eight points and six boards.
Meanwhile, St. John Bosco entered their match against Santa Margarita on Monday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. St. John Bosco was just a bucket shy of victory and fell 67-66 to Santa Margarita.
This is the second loss in a row for Servite and nudges their season record down to 12-11. As for St. John Bosco, their loss ended a 14-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 21-4.
Servite was dealt a bruising 66-39 defeat at the hands of St. John Bosco when the teams last played two weeks ago. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of St. John Bosco's Chris Komin, who went 6 of 11 on his way to 17 points along with six rebounds and five assists. Now that Servite knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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