After both having extra time off, the St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy Warriors and the Higley Knights will shake off the cobwebs and square off against one another at 9:00 a.m. on Thursday. One thing working in St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last eight matchups.
St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy's tournament run continued when they took on Basha last Saturday. St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy blew past Basha 88-67. The Warriors have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six games by 21 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Higley is ranked highly in their home state and last Saturday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Corner Canyon. Higley escaped with a win against Corner Canyon by the margin of a single free throw, 65-64. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Knights.
Higley's win came from a few key players St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Noah Gloor, who almost dropped a double-double on 23 points and nine rebounds. The contest was his sixth in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Gavin Dabney, who almost dropped a double-double on 20 points and nine rebounds.
St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy's victory bumped their record up to 9-4. As for Higley, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-2 record this season.
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