The St. Joseph Academy Jaguars will face off against the Strongsville Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
St. Joseph Academy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They took their game with ease, bagging a 63-35 victory over Brunswick. Given the Jaguars' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 68th, while the Blue Devils are ranked 358th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Strongsville entered their tilt with Elyria on Wednesday with 13 consecutive wins , and they'll enter their next game with 14. They blew past the Pioneers 72-22. The Mustangs have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 contests by 21 points or more this season.
Strongsville's win was their 11th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 22-1. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.6 points over those games. As for St. Joseph Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-9 record this season.
St. Joseph Academy came up short against Strongsville in their previous meeting back in January, falling 60-51. Can St. Joseph Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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