The St. Augustine Knights will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against the St. Anthony Yellowjackets at 6:00 p.m. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
After a string of three wins, St. Augustine's good fortune finally ran out two weeks ago. They took a 54-45 hit to the loss column at the hands of San Antonio Christian. While losing is never fun, St. Augustine can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 644th, while the Lions are ranked 223rd).
Meanwhile, St. Anthony pushed their score all the way to 57 on Saturday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell 66-57 to St. Joseph Academy. St. Anthony has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
St. Augustine's defeat dropped their record down to 10-12. As for St. Anthony, their defeat dropped their record down to 15-14.
St. Augustine skirted past the Yellowjackets 67-65 in their previous meeting back in January. Does St. Augustine have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Yellowjackets turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
