Basketball Recap: St. Ansgar Drops Highest Score of Season Against Newman Catholic

Saints

Team Score (Highest)

02/07/25 vs Newman Catholic	72
02/03/25 @ Crestwood	68
02/04/25 @ Northwood-Kensett	66
01/24/25 @ North Butler	66
12/16/24 @ Nashua-Plainfield	60

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask St. Ansgar). They managed a 72-66 victory over the Newman Catholic Knights on Friday. Winning may never get old, but the Saints sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.

St. Ansgar's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-5. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.2 points over those games. As for Newman Catholic, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 13-8.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. St. Ansgar will venture away from home to face off against Clarksville at 6:15 p.m. on Monday. One thing working in St. Ansgar's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last three matchups. As for Newman Catholic, they will head out on the road to square off against Nashua-Plainfield on Thursday.