The St. John's Mavericks and the Christian Patriots will face off at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. One thing working in St. John's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last 16 contests.
St. John's saw some tournament action on Friday. Couldn't have asked for a better way to wrap up 2024 than the 81-54 stomp they got against Acalanes.
Meanwhile, Christian had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 27.5 points) and they went ahead and made it five on Friday. They strolled past the Junior Rainbows with points to spare, taking the game 55-36. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Patriots' disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 282nd in California, while the Junior Rainbows are ranked eighth in Hawaii).
St. John's is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 14 games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-7 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 74.0 points per game. As for Christian, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-3.
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