The St. John's Pioneers will head out to challenge the Catholic Memorial Knights at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
St. John's lost 71-50 to Malden Catholic on Tuesday. The Pioneers haven't had much luck with the Lancers recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.
Meanwhile, Catholic Memorial unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Tuesday. They took a 74-69 hit to the loss column at the hands of Boston College High.
St. John's defeat dropped their record down to 7-7. As for Catholic Memorial, their loss was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 5-1 and their overall record down to 9-4.
St. John's barely slipped by Catholic Memorial when the teams last played on January 14th, winning 58-57. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. John's since the team 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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