St. John lost against Malden Catholic on January 10th and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The St. John's Pioneers came up short against the Malden Catholic Lancers, falling 71-50. While losing is never fun, the Pioneers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Massachusetts basketball rankings (they are ranked 89th, while the Lancers are ranked ninth).
St. John's defeat dropped their record down to 7-7. As for Malden Catholic, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 11-2.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. St. John's will face off against Catholic Memorial at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Catholic Memorial knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past 13 matches -- so hopefully St. John's likes a good challenge. As for Malden Catholic, they will square off against St. John's Prep at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Malden Catholic is facing St. John's Prep at the right time seeing as St. John's Prep is stuck on a ten-game losing streak.
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