The Prairie School Hawks are taking a road trip to take on the St. Thomas More Cavaliers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
If The Prairie School beats St. Thomas More with 74 points on Tuesday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. The Prairie School beat Racine Saint Catherine?s/Racine Lutheran on Friday by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 74-45. The victory was familiar territory for the Hawks who have now won nine contests in a row.
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for St. Thomas More against Racine Lutheran on Friday as the team secured a 78-34 win. Given the Cavaliers' advantage in MaxPreps' Wisconsin basketball rankings (they are ranked 134th, while the Crusaders are ranked 398th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
The Prairie School's victory was their 21st straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 20-2. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 32.9 points. As for St. Thomas More, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-7 record this season.
The Prairie School was able to grind out a solid win over St. Thomas More when the teams last played back in January, winning 76-63. The rematch might be a little tougher for The Prairie School since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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