Arroyo Grande is 0-10 against St. Joseph since January of 2020 but things could change on Tuesday. The Arroyo Grande Eagles will look to defend their home court against the St. Joseph Knights at 6:30 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Fans were treated to a Battle of the Eagles on Friday. Arroyo Grande came out on top against Templeton by a score of 60-48. The win continues a trend for Arroyo Grande in their matchups with Templeton: they've now won six in a row.
Meanwhile, St. Joseph had already won 15 in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 34.3 points) and they went ahead and made it 16 on Friday. They enjoyed a cozy 81-63 victory over the Royals. Given the Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked fifth, while the Royals are ranked 115th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
St. Joseph pushed their record up to 27-1 with the win, which was their 19th straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 90.8 points over those games. As for Arroyo Grande, their victory bumped their record up to 11-16.
Arroyo Grande was taken down by St. Joseph 77-45 in their previous matchup back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of St. Joseph's Tounde Yessoufou, who dropped a double-double on 36 points and 12 boards. Now that Arroyo Grande knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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