The Chaminade Red Devils will face off against the Webster Groves Statesmen at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Chaminade took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They took down St. Louis University 71-52. The win continues a trend for the Red Devils in their matchups with the Junior Bills: they've now won four in a row.
Meanwhile, Webster Groves had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 16 points) and they went ahead and made it six on Friday. They strolled past the Wildcats with points to spare, taking the game 58-40. Given the Statesmen's advantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 15th, while the Wildcats are ranked 67th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Chaminade pushed their record up to 15-9 with the victory, which was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 75.7 points over those games. As for Webster Groves, their win bumped their record up to 17-4.
Chaminade took their victory against Webster Groves when the teams last played back in January of 2021 by a conclusive 57-36. Does Chaminade have another victory up their sleeve, or will Webster Groves turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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