St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy and St. Paul are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2017, but not for long. The St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy Warriors will host the St. Paul Swordsmen at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy's tournament run continued when they took on Ironwood on Saturday. St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy blew past Ironwood 61-40. The Warriors have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven games by 21 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, St. Paul earned a 55-48 victory over Serra on Wednesday. Given the Swordsmen's advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 129th, while the Cavaliers are ranked 544th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
St. Paul's win bumped their record up to 11-8. As for St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 10-6.
St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy was able to grind out a solid win over St. Paul when the teams last played back in January of 2024, winning 76-66. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was St. Paul's William Bryson, who posted 23 points. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy still be able to contain Bryson? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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