The St. Joseph's Catholic Knights will take on the Christ Church Episcopal Cavaliers at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The timing is sure in St. Joseph's Catholic's favor as the squad sits on eight straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while Christ Church Episcopal has been banged up by six consecutive losses on the road also dating back to last season.
Having struggled with three defeats in a row, St. Joseph's Catholic turned things around against Westminster last Monday. They came out on top against the Wildcats by a score of 53-45. Given the Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 100th in South Carolina, while the Wildcats are ranked 265th in Georgia), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Tiffany Helmer, who went 6 of 14 en route to 22 points. That makes it three consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of St. Joseph's Catholic's points. Another player making a difference was Evie Adams, who posted 11 points and six rebounds.
Meanwhile, Christ Church Episcopal came up short against Chapin on Tuesday and fell 49-40.
St. Joseph's Catholic now has a winning record of 5-4. As for Christ Church Episcopal, their loss dropped their record down to 1-9.
St. Joseph's Catholic strolled past Christ Church Episcopal in their previous meeting back in February of 2024 by a score of 59-42. Does St. Joseph's Catholic have another victory up their sleeve, or will Christ Church Episcopal turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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