St. John was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were a single point away from ending the streak, but they lost a 33-32 heartbreaker at the hands of the Larned Indians. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 88th, while the Indians are ranked fifth).
St. John now has a losing record of 2-3. As for Larned, they pushed their record up to 4-0-1 with the win, which was their third straight on the road.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming matchups. St. John will venture away from home to challenge Kiowa County at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Larned will take on Kingman in a holiday battle on Friday. The Indians will be up against the Eagles' rather soft defense (which has allowed 54.6 points per game), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance.
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