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| 12/20/24 - Home | 60-49 W |
| 03/02/24 - Home | 64-42 W |
| 02/09/24 - Home | 53-55 L |
| 12/15/23 - Away | 70-46 W |
| 03/10/23 - Neutral | 50-47 W |
| + 5 more games |
Saint Thomas Aquinas is 9-1 against St. James Academy since March of 2021 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Saint Thomas Aquinas Saints will be taking part in a tournament against the St. James Academy Thunder at 4:15 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Thursday, everything went Saint Thomas Aquinas' way against East as Saint Thomas Aquinas made off with a 51-28 win. Given the Saints' advantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 22nd, while the Aces are ranked 149th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, St. James Academy waltzed into their matchup on Friday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Cougars 63-33. With the Thunder ahead 33-12 at the half, the game was all but over already.
St. James Academy pushed their record up to 10-2 with the victory, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.0 points per game. As for Saint Thomas Aquinas, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-3.
Saint Thomas Aquinas was able to grind out a solid victory over St. James Academy when the teams last played back in December of 2024, winning 60-49. The rematch might be a little tougher for Saint Thomas Aquinas since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
