The St. John's Prep Johnnies will head out to challenge the Maple Lake Irish at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Friday, St. John's Prep came up short against Swanville and fell 66-58. The defeat continues a trend for the Johnnies in their matchups with the Bulldogs: they've now lost eight in a row.
Meanwhile, Maple Lake was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their 24th straight loss dating back to last season. They were dealt an 81-36 defeat at the hands of Kimball. While losing is never fun, the Irish can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota basketball rankings (they are ranked 419th, while the Cubs are ranked 174th).
Maple Lake's loss dropped their record down to 0-17. As for St. John's Prep, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-9.
St. John's Prep strolled past Maple Lake when the teams last played back in March of 2024 by a score of 56-37. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. John's Prep 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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