Xaverian Brothers and St. John's Prep are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2020, but not for long. It'll be a Battle of the Birds when the Xaverian Brothers Hawks take on the St. John's Prep Eagles at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Last Sunday, Xaverian Brothers ended up a good deal behind King Philip Regional and lost 51-36. The match marked the Hawks' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Meanwhile, St. John's Prep was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their ninth straight defeat. The game between them and Catholic Memorial didn't end well, with St. John's Prep falling 77-61. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Massachusetts basketball rankings (they are ranked 176th, while the Knights are ranked 21st).
St. John's Prep's loss dropped their record down to 1-12. As for Xaverian Brothers, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-6 record this season.
Everything went Xaverian Brothers' way against St. John's Prep in their previous meeting on January 10th, as Xaverian Brothers made off with a 56-31 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Xaverian Brothers 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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