Hyde Park is 0-10 against St. Michael since January of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Hyde Park Panthers will stay at home for another game and welcome the St. Michael's Crusaders at 7:30 p.m. on January 23rd. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Friday, Hyde Park was able to grind out a solid victory over South Austin W, taking the game 58-46. The win was just what Hyde Park needed coming off of a 69-47 loss in their prior contest.
Knox Riemondi and Charlie Burton were among the main playmakers for Hyde Park as the former scored 18 points along with seven rebounds and five steals and the latter scored 12 points along with six rebounds and four steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Hank Rippy, who scored six points along with two steals and two blocks.
Meanwhile, St. Michael's entered their tilt with Antonian Prep with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. St. Michael's enjoyed a cozy 76-61 victory over Antonian Prep on Saturday. Given St. Michael's advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked fifth, while Antonian Prep is ranked 49th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Bo Ogden and Aiden Disu were among the main playmakers for St. Michael's as the former scored 22 points along with eight rebounds and the latter scored 27 points along with nine rebounds and two steals. Another player making a difference was Sugeeth Jinkal, who scored seven points along with seven rebounds and two steals.
Hyde Park's victory ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 10-14. As for St. Michael's, their victory was their 12th straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 26-1.
Hyde Park suffered a grim 84-58 defeat to St. Michael's when the teams last played back in January of 2023. Can Hyde Park avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
