St. Mary's Central is 1-9 against Century since February of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The St. Mary's Central Saints will take on the Century Patriots at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
If St. Mary's Central beats Century with 70 points on Tuesday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. St. Mary's Central beat Williston on Friday by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 70-51. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Saints.
Meanwhile, Century entered their tilt with Moorhead on Saturday with three consecutive wins , and they'll enter their next game with four. They came out on top against the Spuds by a score of 45-34. Given the Patriots' advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 23rd in North Dakota, while the Spuds are ranked 126th in Minnesota), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
St. Mary's Central's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-7. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.3 points over those games. As for Century, their victory bumped their record up to 11-7.
St. Mary's Central didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Century in their previous matchup back in January, but they still walked away with a 69-64 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. Mary's Central 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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