Preview: St. Anthony's Friars vs. St. Mary's Gaels
St. Anthony is 9-1 against St. Mary since February of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The St. Anthony's Friars will be playing in front of their home fans against the St. Mary's Gaels at 6:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Wednesday, St. Anthony's came up short against Chaminade and fell 80-68. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for St. Anthony's in their matchups with Chaminade: they've now lost six in a row.
Despite their defeat, St. Anthony's saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. James Taylor jr., who scored 18 points along with six rebounds, was perhaps the best of all. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Taylor jr. has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Nicolas Vieux, who scored 14 points.
Even though they lost, St. Anthony's smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, St. Mary's also suffered a loss in their last game, but this one to St. Anthony's by a score of 73-65. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game back in December of 2023 (56), St. Mary's still had to take the loss.
St. Anthony's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-8. As for St. Mary's, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-8 record this season.
St. Anthony's beat St. Mary's 73-65 in their previous meeting back in January. Will St. Anthony's repeat their success, or does St. Mary's have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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