The St. Brendan Sabres will take on the Northwestern Bulls at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. One thing working in St. Brendan's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last 11 matchups.
St. Brendan is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They snuck past Suncoast with a 67-62 win.
Meanwhile, Northwestern waltzed into their game on Wednesday with 12 straight wins... but they left with 13. They blew past the Panthers 79-59. The Bulls have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 13 contests by 20 points or more this season.
St. Brendan better keep an eye on Calvin Russell Jr.. He was instrumental in Northwestern's win, dropping a double-double with 38 points and 19 boards. With that strong performance, Russell Jr. is now averaging an impressive 15.2 points per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Zacuras Dawson, who went 5-for-9 en route to 21 points and five assists.
Northwestern smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 19 offensive boards. That's the most offensive rebounds they've posted since back in January of 2024.
St. Brendan has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a massive bump to their 19-8 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 73.3 points over those games. As for Northwestern, their victory bumped their record up to 23-3.
Things could have been worse for St. Brendan, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took an 89-73 loss to Northwestern in their previous matchup last Friday. Can St. Brendan avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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