Saint Joseph has won five straight games at home, while Cantwell-Sacred Heart of Mary has won five straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Thursday. The Saint Joseph Jesters will welcome the Cantwell-Sacred Heart of Mary Cardinals at 6:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Saint Joseph is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing St. Paul: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Saint Joseph blew St. Paul out of the water with a 62-14 final score. With the Jesters ahead 34-9 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Cantwell-Sacred Heart of Mary faced off against Bishop Conaty-Loretto on Tuesday. Everything went Cantwell-Sacred Heart of Mary's way against Bishop Conaty-Loretto as Cantwell-Sacred Heart of Mary made off with a 42-20 win. Given the Cardinals' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 263rd, while the Wildcats are ranked 1107th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Saint Joseph's victory bumped their record up to 20-4. As for Cantwell-Sacred Heart of Mary, they are also on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-5 record this season.
Everything came up roses for Saint Joseph against Cantwell-Sacred Heart of Mary in their previous matchup on January 9th, as the team secured a 74-35 win. In that game, Saint Joseph amassed a halftime lead of 43-19, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Thursday.
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