Thompson Falls is 2-8 against St. Ignatius since January of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Thompson Falls Blue Hawks will be staying on the road to face off against the St. Ignatius Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on January 26th. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Thompson Falls can now show off four landslide victories after their most recent match on Saturday. They beat Superior by the very same score they won with last week: 46-15. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory Thompson Falls has posted yet this season.
Meanwhile, St. Ignatius' ten-game losing streak came to an end on Friday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Superior and snuck past 42-39. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory St. Ignatius has posted yet this season.
St. Ignatius' success was spearheaded by the efforts of Lex LaFrombois, who scored 12 points along with two steals, and Landon C walks over ice, who scored 18 points along with five rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Vincent Shepard, who scored two points along with five rebounds.
Thompson Falls has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-4 record this season. As for St. Ignatius, their victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 1-9.
Everything came up roses for Thompson Falls against St. Ignatius in their previous meeting on January 5th as the squad secured a 67-39 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Thompson Falls since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
