The St. Ignatius College Preparatory Wildcats will take on the Salesian College Preparatory Pride in a holiday battle at at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
St. Ignatius College Preparatory is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They were the clear victor by a 74-54 margin over Los Gatos on Saturday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Meanwhile, Salesian College Preparatory waltzed into their match on Tuesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They took down the Mustangs 60-41. Given the Pride's advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 51st, while the Mustangs are ranked 605th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
St. Ignatius College Preparatory better keep an eye on Jamia Sawyer. She was instrumental in Salesian College Preparatory's win, putting up 26 points in addition to eight boards and seven steals. Sawyer's evening made it three games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Oriannah Birden, who posted six points along with 11 rebounds and three blocks.
Salesian College Preparatory's victory bumped their record up to 5-1. As for St. Ignatius College Preparatory, their win bumped their record up to 3-1.
St. Ignatius College Preparatory came up short against Salesian College Preparatory in their previous meeting back in March of 2022, falling 52-48. Can St. Ignatius College Preparatory avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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