Basketball Recap: St. Luke's Snags Fourth Victory in Last Five Games

Marianapolis Prep came into Saturday's contest looking for another win against St. Luke, but Tyler Newsom wouldn't allow it. The St. Luke's Storm snuck past the Marianapolis Prep Golden Knights with a 57-52 victory on Saturday thanks in part to Newsom, who dropped a double-double on 27 points and 13 rebounds. He is on a roll when it comes to boards, as he's now pulled down ten or more in the last six games he's played.

Leneil Jones, Jr. was another key player, dropping a double-double on 11 points and 14 rebounds. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in boards.

St. Luke's has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-7 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.8 points per game. As for Marianapolis Prep, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-3 record this season.

St. Luke's has already played their next contest (against Hamden Hall Country Day), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Marianapolis Prep will face off against Kingswood Oxford at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. One thing working in Kingswood Oxford's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season.