The St. John's Prep Johnnies are taking a road trip to challenge the Math & Science Academy Dragons at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
St. John's Prep is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Upsala on Thursday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. St. John's Prep was dealt an 81-46 defeat at the hands of Upsala. While losing is never fun, the Johnnies can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota basketball rankings (they are ranked 404th, while the Cardinals are ranked 184th).
Meanwhile, Math & Science Academy took a blow against Avail Academy on Monday, falling 75-44. The Dragons have struggled against Avail Academy recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
St. John's Prep's loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 2-11. That patch can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.0 points over those games. As for Math & Science Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-16.
St. John's Prep came up short against Math & Science Academy in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, falling 79-75. Can St. John's Prep avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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