The St. Joseph Knights will be playing at home against the Buena Park Coyotes at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. St. Joseph will be looking to keep their 17-game home win streak (dating back to last season) alive.
It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact St. Joseph can now relate to. They fell to the Golden Eagles 45-41. While losing is never fun, St. Joseph can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 29th, while Clovis West is ranked fourth).
Despite the loss, St. Joseph had strong showings from Maava Sat, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and 14 rebounds, and Avary Cain, who scored 15 points along with six rebounds and two steals. Cain hasn't dropped below two steals for eight straight games.
Meanwhile, Buena Park unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak last Saturday. They took a 53-48 hit to the loss column at the hands of Moreno Valley.
Despite the loss, Buena Park got a solid performance out of Gloria Barrera, who almost dropped a double-double on 20 points and nine rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Alana White, who scored eight points along with ten rebounds and four steals.
St. Joseph's loss dropped their record down to 23-6. As for Buena Park, their defeat dropped their record down to 22-10.
This contest is one where the number of possessions is likely to be a big factor: St. Joseph have been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 32.9 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Buena Park struggles in that department as they've been averaging 40.8 rebounds per game. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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