The Mathews Mustangs lost against the St. John Fighting Herald back in December of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. Mathews fell 44-34 to St. John. Mathews has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
St. John's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Mickey Zheng, who scored 18 points along with six assists and five rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which Zheng has scored at least a third of St. John's points. alyssa cevera was another key contributor, almost dropping a double-double on 18 points and nine rebounds.
Mathews has traveled a rocky road recently having lost eight of their last nine contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-16 record this season. As for St. John, the victory was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 11-9.
Mathews will look to defend their home court on Monday against Lordstown at 6:00 p.m. Mathews is facing Lordstown at the right time seeing as Lordstown is stuck on a 20-game losing streak. As for St. John, they will head out on the road to face off against Grand Valley at 6:45 p.m. on Wednesday. Grand Valley is on a three-game streak of home wins, St. John a three-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court.
