Basketball Recap: Racine Saint Catherine?S/Racine Lutheran Piles Up the Points Against St. Thomas More

Racine Saint Catherine?s/Racine Lutheran had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 17.2 points) and they went ahead and made it six on Tuesday. They blew past the St. Thomas More Cavaliers, posting a 71-41 win. Given Racine Saint Catherine?s/Racine Lutheran's advantage in MaxPreps' Wisconsin basketball rankings (they are ranked 50th, while St. Thomas More is ranked 245th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Racine Saint Catherine?s/Racine Lutheran pushed their record up to 8-3 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 73.0 points per game. As for St. Thomas More, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-7.

Racine Saint Catherine?s/Racine Lutheran will be playing in front of their home fans against Shoreland Lutheran at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Racine Saint Catherine?s/Racine Lutheran knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past 11 matches -- so hopefully Shoreland Lutheran likes a good challenge. As for St. Thomas More, they will head out to challenge Dominican at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. One thing working in Dominican's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season.