St. John's/Tipton Catholic is 8-2 against the Knights since February of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The St. John's/Tipton Catholic Blujays will head out on the road to square off against the Lakeside Knights at 7:30 p.m. Hopefully St. John's/Tipton Catholic focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 14 on Tuesday.
In what's become a running theme this season, St. John's/Tipton Catholic gave their fans yet another huge win on Tuesday. They really took it to Thunder Ridge for the full four quarters, racking up a 71-34 victory on the road. Given St. John's/Tipton Catholic's advantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 146th, while the Longhorns are ranked 324th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
St. John's/Tipton Catholic's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Edward Horinek led the charge by scoring 16 points along with five rebounds and two steals. Horinek hasn't dropped below two steals for three straight games. Another player making a difference was Tyson Gates, who scored 14 points along with four steals.
Meanwhile, Lakeside earned a 47-39 win over the Grizzlies on Friday.
The victory makes it two in a row for St. John's/Tipton Catholic and bumps their season record up to 7-5. As for Lakeside, their victory ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 7-5.
St. John's/Tipton Catholic didn't have too much breathing room in their match against the Knights in their previous meeting back in February of 2023, but they still walked away with a 58-53 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. John's/Tipton Catholic since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
