The Clovis Cougars will face off against the St. Joseph Knights at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Clovis is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They managed a 68-64 win over Caruthers. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 17th, while the Blue Raiders are ranked 78th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, St. Joseph waltzed into their game on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came out on top against the Timberwolves by a score of 66-53.
Clovis is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 23-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.6 points over those games. As for St. Joseph, their victory bumped their record up to 22-6.
Clovis came up short against St. Joseph in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, falling 73-69. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of St. Joseph's Maava Sat, who dropped a double-double with 23 points and 18 boards. Now that Clovis knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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