Becker is 2-8 against St. Cloud Cathedral since February of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. Having just played yesterday, the Becker Bulldogs will head out on the road to face off against the St. Cloud Cathedral Crusaders at 7:15 p.m. Becker is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 68.8 points per game this season.
Becker is headed into the match having just suffered their biggest defeat since December 10, 2024 on Thursday. They were outmatched by St. Michael-Albertville and fell 79-50. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota basketball rankings (they are ranked 172nd, while the Knights are ranked 11th).
The losing side was boosted by Nathan Weiss, who posted 20 points. Another player making a difference was Troy Nuest, who earned six points.
While St. Cloud Cathedral didn't have the best season last year (they finished 11-16), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They took down Melrose 68-52 on Saturday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Crusaders.
St. Cloud Cathedral's win bumped their record up to 7-2. As for Becker, they now have a losing record at 4-5.
Becker beat St. Cloud Cathedral 73-61 in their previous matchup back in December of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Becker since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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