The Serra Cavaliers will head out to challenge the St. Paul Swordsmen at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Serra came up short against St. Monica on Monday, falling 82-56. While losing is never fun, the Cavaliers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 533rd, while the Mariners are ranked 135th).
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Jeremiah Graham, who posted 16 points and seven rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Darryl Wasson, who scored 12 points.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask St. Paul). They walked away with an 85-72 victory over St. Bernard on Wednesday. Winning may never get old, but the Swordsmen sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
Serra's loss was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 11-12. As for St. Paul, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-9 record this season.
Serra came up short against St. Paul in their previous matchup two weeks ago, falling 55-48. Can Serra avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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