The St. Paul Flyers will venture away from home to challenge the Crestview Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Saturday, St. Paul earned a 51-38 win over Monroeville. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Flyers.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Crestview). They blew past Mansfield Christian 83-56 on Saturday. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 196th, while the Flames are ranked 552nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Crestview's victory was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-1. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 73.5 points per game. As for St. Paul, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-5 record this season.
St. Paul won a game that couldn't have been any closer when the teams last played back in February of 2024, slipping by Crestview 57-56. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. Paul since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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