Preview: Saint Francis Catholic Wolves vs. Countryside Christian Minutemen
The Saint Francis Catholic Wolves will be playing in front of their home fans against the Countryside Christian Minutemen at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hopefully Saint Francis Catholic focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 11 on Tuesday.
Saint Francis Catholic stacked an eighth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard. They took their contest at home with ease, bagging a 62-28 victory over Bell. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory Saint Francis Catholic has posted since December 12, 2023.
Saint Francis Catholic found their leader in underclassman Liam Banks, who scored 22 points along with four steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Banks has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Jonah Powers, who scored nine points along with six rebounds and five assists.
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 21-21 at halftime, Countryside Christian was not quite Meadowbrook Academy's equal in the second half on Friday. Countryside Christian took a serious blow against Meadowbrook Academy, falling 58-28. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat Countryside Christian has suffered since December 7, 2023.
Saint Francis Catholic's victory bumped their record up to 13-5. As for Countryside Christian, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-11.
Everything came up roses for Saint Francis Catholic against Countryside Christian when the teams last played back in November of 2023 as the team secured a 79-37 victory. Will Saint Francis Catholic repeat their success, or does Countryside Christian have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
