The St. Johns Redskins will head out on the road to face off against the Chinle Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with St. Johns sitting on seven straight wins and Chinle on 16.
On Saturday, St. Johns sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 44-42 victory over Round Valley.
Meanwhile, Chinle earned a 53-42 win over Tuba City on Saturday. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked third, while the Warriors are ranked 34th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
St. Johns' victory was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 28-4. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 20.3 points over those games. As for Chinle, their win bumped their record up to 26-1.
St. Johns came up short against Chinle in their previous matchup back in January of 2022, falling 56-44. Can St. Johns avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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