The St. Michael's Warriors and the St. Thomas Catholic Eagles will compete for holiday cheer at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in St. Michael's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last seven contests.
St. Michael's picked up another tournament win on Saturday. They were the clear victors by an 87-62 margin over Belton. Given the Warriors' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked sixth, while the Tigers are ranked 70th) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, the third road game was the charm for St. Thomas Catholic, as they earned their first away win of the season. They walked away with a 56-44 victory over Cooper on Friday.
St. Michael's better focus on containing Pierce Jacobson and Reed Jacobson as the pair were huge in St. Thomas Catholic's win. Pierce posted 13 points and three steals, while Reed shot 71% from the field on his way to 11 points in addition to eight boards and six blocks. Those six blocks gave Reed a new career-high. Chief Amaning was another key player, putting up ten points.
St. Michael's is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-3 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 75.3 points over those games. As for St. Thomas Catholic, their victory bumped their record up to 8-9.
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