A feisty cat fight will be fought when the St. John Tigers take on the Central Christian Cougars at 6:00 p.m. on Friday... Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with St. John sitting on four straight victories and Central Christian on three.
Last Friday, everything came up roses for St. John against Kiowa County as the squad secured a 43-14 win. The Tigers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four games by 29 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Central Christian). They claimed a resounding 59-15 victory over Caldwell. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 73rd, while the Bluejays are ranked 217th), the result last Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
St. John's win was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-1. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 38.8 points. As for Central Christian, their victory bumped their record up to 4-2.
Everything went St. John's way against Central Christian in their previous meeting back in January, as St. John made off with a 47-27 win. Does St. John have another victory up their sleeve, or will Central Christian turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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