The Basic Wolves will take on the St. Paul Swordsmen in a holiday battle at 12:30 p.m. on Monday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Basic saw some tournament action on Saturday. The matchup between the Wolves and Clovis West didn't end well, with the Wolves falling 80-65. The Wolves have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, St. Paul lost to Faith Lutheran on the road by a 71-57 margin on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Swordsmen can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 478th in California, while the Crusaders are ranked tenth in Nevada).
St. Paul's defeat dropped their record down to 3-5. As for Basic, their loss dropped their record down to 1-7.
Basic couldn't quite get it done against St. Paul when the teams last played back in December of 2024 as they fell 72-63. Can the Wolves avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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