The St. John's/Tipton Catholic Blujays's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Victoria Knights at 5:00 p.m. on March 2nd. Hopefully St. John's/Tipton Catholic focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 17 on Thursday.
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but St. John's/Tipton Catholic had no problem doing just that on Thursday. They came out on top against the Cougars by a score of 42-30.
Gabriel Roderick and Edward Horinek were among the main playmakers for St. John's/Tipton Catholic as the former scored 13 points along with five rebounds and the latter scored 13 points along with six rebounds and two steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Roderick has scored all season. Gage Stewart was another key contributor, scoring six points along with ten rebounds.
Meanwhile, Victoria had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 38.8 points), and they went ahead and made it five on Thursday. They blew past Pawnee Heights 65-28 at home.
Victoria's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Seth Schwien, who scored 17 points along with five rebounds and four steals. Another player making a difference was William Scherrer, who scored 12 points along with seven rebounds and two steals.
St. John's/Tipton Catholic is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-7 record this season. As for Victoria, their victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-10.
Saturday's matchup is one where the number of possessions is likely to be a big factor: St. John's/Tipton Catholic have been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 31.5 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Victoria struggles in that department as they've been averaging 31.3 rebounds per game. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other basketball content.
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