The St. John's Islanders will venture away from home to square off against the Baptist Hill Bobcats at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday. St. John's is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 52.2 points per game this season.
Last Monday, St. John's came up short against Lowcountry Wildcats Athletics and fell 60-50.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Jasmyne Robinson, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and ten boards. Another player making a difference was Daeshia Buford, who went 5 of 10 en route to 11 points and four steals.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Baptist Hill). They took their contest on Wednesday with ease, bagging a 54-23 win over Ridgeland. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Bobcats have posted since January 16th.
St. John's defeat dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Baptist Hill, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 4-2 record this season.
St. John's was able to grind out a solid win over Baptist Hill in their previous meeting back in January, winning 44-36. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. John's since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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