South Side is 2-8 against St. Joseph since February of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The South Side Hornet will be playing in front of their home fans against the St. Joseph Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. South Side will be strutting in after a victory while St. Joseph will be coming in after a loss.
While South Side didn't have the best season last year (they finished 10-19), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They breezed by White County Central to the tune of 55-28 on Tuesday. The Hornet have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four matchups by 27 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, St. Joseph came up short against Mt. Vernon-Enola on Tuesday, falling 59-38. The Bulldogs have struggled against the Warhawks recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.
South Side is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.2 points per game. As for St. Joseph, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-5.
South Side came up short against St. Joseph when the teams last played back in November of 2023, falling 44-39. Can South Side avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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