The St. Michael's Crusaders waltzed into their game on Saturday with four straight wins but they left with five. They strolled past Antonian Prep with points to spare, taking the game 76-61. Given St. Michael's advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked fifth, while Antonian Prep is ranked 50th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Leading St. Michael's to victory were Bo Ogden and Aiden Disu. Ogden scored 24 points along with eight rebounds, while Disu scored 27 points along with nine rebounds and two steals. Another player making a difference was Sugeeth Jinkal, who scored seven points along with seven rebounds and two steals.
St. Michael's pushed their record up to 26-1 with that win, which was their 12th straight on the road dating back to last season. They've been dominating during the contests in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 19.83 points. As for Antonian Prep, their loss dropped their record down to 19-6.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. St. Michael's will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Hyde Park at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Hyde Park focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 15 on Friday. As for Antonian Prep, they will head out on the road to face off against St. Pius X at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
