Northland Christian is 0-3 against St. Francis Episcopal since January of 2023 but things could change on Tuesday. The Northland Christian Cougars will square off against the St. Francis Episcopal Wolves at 7:00 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Northland Christian comes in on six and St. Francis Episcopal on eight.
It was a proper cat-fight when Northland Christian faced off against Westbury Christian on Friday. Northland Christian came out on top against Westbury Christian by a score of 65-58. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 217th, while the Wildcats are ranked 644th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
| 01/17/25 @ Westbury Christian | 17 |
| 01/14/25 vs Rosehill Christian | 22 |
| 01/10/25 vs St. Thomas Episcopal | 17 |
| 01/07/25 vs First Baptist Christian | 21 |
Northland Christian got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Kameron McKnight out in front who went 7 of 13 on his way to 17 points along with seven rebounds and four blocks. The contest was McKnight's fourth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Andon Newton, who posted 13 points in addition to five boards and three steals.
Meanwhile, everything went St. Francis Episcopal's way against St. Thomas Catholic on Saturday as St. Francis Episcopal made off with an 88-63 victory. The Wolves have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 games by 20 points or more this season.
St. Francis Episcopal pushed their record up to 20-7 with the win, which was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 33.9 points. As for Northland Christian, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 20-3 record this season.
Northland Christian was taken down by St. Francis Episcopal 90-31 when the teams last played back in February of 2024. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Northland Christian was down 51-19.
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