St. Mary is on a five-game streak of home wins, while St. Ignace is on a 11-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The St. Mary Eagles will welcome the St. Ignace Saints at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Saturday, St. Mary earned a 43-36 victory over St. Francis. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 180th, while the Gladiators are ranked 451st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, St. Ignace was fully in charge on Thursday, breezing past Brimley 65-33. The Saints have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 14 contests by 29 points or more this season.
St. Ignace's win bumped their record up to 20-1. As for St. Mary, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season.
St. Mary was able to grind out a solid victory over St. Ignace when the teams last played back in February of 2024, winning 53-45. Will St. Mary repeat their success, or does St. Ignace have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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