Basketball Recap: St. Mark's Comes Up Short

If St. Mark was feeling good fresh off their 76-41 takedown of Santa Fe on Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Lions fell just short of the Grand Prairie Gophers by a score of 56-54 on Friday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Lions have suffered since February 14th.

St. Mark's defeat dropped their record down to 7-2. As for Grand Prairie, the victory keeps them at an undefeated 7-0.

Coming up, St. Mark's will be taking part in a tournament against Emerson at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Grand Prairie, they will challenge Highland Park at 7:30 p.m. on Monday.