St. Thomas Catholic is 1-9 against Antonian Prep since December of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The St. Thomas Catholic Eagles will square off against the Antonian Prep Apaches at 5:30 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
St. Thomas Catholic took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat St. John XXIII 68-24. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 435th, while the Lions are ranked 978th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Antonian Prep's strategy against Central Catholic on Wednesday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Antonian Prep blew Central Catholic out of the water with an 81-43 final score. The Apaches have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 18 games by 20 points or more this season.
St. Thomas Catholic better keep an eye on Amare Guerra. He was instrumental in Antonian Prep's win, going 11-for-15 en route to 29 points along with five rebounds and five steals. Guerra's evening made it 11 games in a row in which he has scored at least 16 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Edison Onwe, who went 10-for-12 to rack up 24 points and seven boards.
St. Thomas Catholic has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-15 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 28.3 points. As for Antonian Prep, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 32-6.
St. Thomas Catholic was taken down by Antonian Prep 88-53 when the teams last played back in November of 2024. Can St. Thomas Catholic avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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