The Northland Christian Cougars will challenge the St. Thomas Episcopal Saints at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Northland Christian is headed into Thursday's contest hungry for a win as their strong season has now been derailed by two straight defeats. They lost 80-58 to St. Francis Episcopal on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 307th, while the Wolves are ranked 34th).
Despite the loss, Northland Christian got top-tier performance from Kameron McKnight, who went 8-for-19 en route to 24 points and seven rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Spencer Townsell, who posted ten points.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for St. Thomas Episcopal, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. They came out on top against Westbury Christian by a score of 60-53 on Tuesday.
St. Thomas Episcopal pushed their record up to 11-15 with the win, which was their third straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.0 points over those games. As for Northland Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 22-7.
Northland Christian and St. Thomas Episcopal were neck-and-neck in their previous meeting back in January, but Northland Christian came up empty-handed after a 72-71 loss. Will Northland Christian have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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