The St. Joseph Knights are taking a road trip to square off against the Clovis Cougars at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. St. Joseph knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past nine contests -- so hopefully Clovis likes a good challenge.
St. Joseph is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They walked away with a 66-53 win over Clovis East. Given the Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 26th, while the Timberwolves are ranked 172nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Clovis beat Caruthers 68-64 on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Cougars.
St. Joseph has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 22-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.8 points over those games. As for Clovis, their victory bumped their record up to 23-7.
St. Joseph didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Clovis in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, but they still walked away with a 73-69 win. Will St. Joseph repeat their success, or does Clovis have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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