After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Malden Catholic, St. John was happy to have turned things around on Tuesday. They escaped with a win against the Catholic Memorial Knights by the margin of a single free throw, 58-57. This was payback for the Pioneers, who suffered an 82-77 loss the last time these two teams met.
The victory got St. John's back to even at 5-5. As for Catholic Memorial, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-3.
St. John's will square off against St. John's Prep at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. St. John's is facing St. John's Prep at the right time seeing as St. John's Prep is stuck on a six-game losing streak. As for Catholic Memorial, they will challenge Xaverian Brothers at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Catholic Memorial knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past eight matchups -- so hopefully Xaverian Brothers likes a good challenge.
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