The St. Francis Sharks will face off against the Santa Catalina Cougars on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (St. Francis has 12 straight wins, Santa Catalina has nine straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Last Friday, St. Francis earned a 53-44 victory over Greenfield. Given the Sharks' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 378th, while the Bruins are ranked 1071st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 53-11, which was the final score in Santa Catalina's tilt against King City on Monday.
St. Francis' win was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 19-2. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.6 points over those games. As for Santa Catalina, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-8.
Everything came up roses for St. Francis against Santa Catalina in their previous meeting back in January, as the squad secured a 59-15 victory. In that contest, St. Francis amassed a halftime lead of 31-8, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Tuesday.
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