The Memphis University School Owls will venture away from home to take on the Christian Brothers Purple Wave at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
Memphis University School is headed into the match having just suffered their closest loss since January 7th on Friday. They fell just short of Briarcrest Christian by a score of 47-45. While losing is never fun, the Owls can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 69th, while the Saints are ranked ninth).
Meanwhile, Christian Brothers took their game on Friday with ease, bagging a 70-36 victory over St. Benedict at Auburndale. The Purple Wave have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten contests by 21 points or more this season.
Christian Brothers has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 16 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.1 points over those games. As for Memphis University School, they dropped their record down to 14-12 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight at home.
Memphis University School ended up a good deal behind Christian Brothers in their previous meeting back in January, losing 56-39. Can Memphis University School avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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