The St. John's Mavericks will square off against the Houston Christian Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
St. John's is headed into Friday's contest hungry for a win as their strong season has now been derailed by two straight defeats. They were five points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 60-55 heartbreaker at the hands of The Woodlands Christian Academy.
Meanwhile, Houston Christian waltzed into their match on Tuesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They blew past the Falcons 59-35. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 223rd, while the Falcons are ranked 634th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Houston Christian has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a massive bump to their 18-12 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.1 points per game. As for St. John's, their loss dropped their record down to 20-10.
Everything went St. John's way against Houston Christian when the teams last played back in December of 2024, as St. John's made off with a 77-53 victory. Does St. John's have another victory up their sleeve, or will Houston Christian turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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