Basketball Recap: St. Francis Prep's Luck Takes a Turn for the Worse on Friday

By Team Reports Feb 3, 2025, 2:40pm

Basketball Recap: St. Francis Prep Terriers vs. Holy Cross Knights

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Previous 5 Games

01/31/25 @ Holy Cross58-65
01/28/25 @ Iona Prep65-59
01/26/25 @ Nazareth80-55
01/24/25 vs Xaverian75-51
01/21/25 vs Christ the King75-61

After a string of 12 wins, St. Francis Prep's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They took a 65-58 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Holy Cross Knights. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Terriers came into the game with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked second, while the Knights are ranked 99th).

St. Francis Prep's loss was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 10-1 and their overall record down to 17-2. As for Holy Cross, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-8.

St. Francis Prep will welcome Mt. St. Michael Academy at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Holy Cross has already played their next match (against Cardinal Hayes), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.

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