Basketball Recap: St. Thomas More Comes Up Short

If St. Thomas More was feeling good fresh off their 64-39 takedown of St. Joseph last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The St. Thomas More Cavaliers were just a bucket shy of victory on Friday and fell 57-56 to the Martin Luther Spartans. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Cavaliers came into the match with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Wisconsin basketball rankings (they are ranked 118th, while the Spartans are ranked 238th).

St. Thomas More's defeat dropped their record down to 12-7. As for Martin Luther, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-11 record this season.

St. Thomas More didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 73-45 win against Catholic Central on the 4th. As for Martin Luther, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 74-71 loss against Racine Saint Catherine?s/Racine Lutheran on the 4th.