Juniata is 3-0 against Saint Joseph's Catholic Academy since December of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Juniata Indians will be playing in front of their home fans against the Saint Joseph's Catholic Academy WolfPack at 7:30 p.m. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Juniata sitting on five straight victories and Saint Joseph's Catholic Academy on three.
Juniata has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won three contests by 20 points or more this season. They blew past Newport 49-19 at home. With Juniata ahead 24-4 at the half, the match was all but over already.
Ava Shearer continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 14 points along with seven rebounds and three steals. Those three steals set a new season-high mark for her. Another player making a difference was Regan Lowrey, who scored nine points along with five steals.
Meanwhile, everything went Saint Joseph's Catholic Academy's way against Greenwood on Monday as Saint Joseph's Catholic Academy made off with a 65-39 win. Given Saint Joseph's Catholic Academy's advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 55th, while Greenwood is ranked 242nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Juniata's win bumped their record up to 5-0. As for Saint Joseph's Catholic Academy, their win ended a nine-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-0.
Everything went Juniata's way against Saint Joseph's Catholic Academy in their previous matchup back in January as Juniata made off with a 52-26 win. Does Juniata have another victory up their sleeve, or will Saint Joseph's Catholic Academy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
