Basketball Recap: St. Francis Skates Past Fellowship Christian with Ease

Knights

Margin (Wins)

12/13/24 vs Atlanta International	67
12/05/24 @ The Weber School	55
01/24/25 @ Fellowship Christian	33
11/15/24 vs Lakeside	31
01/09/25 vs Wesleyan	24

St. Francis had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 14.3 points) and they went ahead and made it five on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Fellowship Christian Paladins 81-48. The Knights have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven matches by 22 points or more this season.

St. Francis had a senior duo take command as Greg Howard went 8 of 13 on his way to 24 points and Reynolds Escher went 7 for 11 en route to 17 points along with seven rebounds and four steals. Howard's evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Deniz Ozbek, who posted ten points.

St. Francis has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-8 record this season. As for Fellowship Christian, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-12.

Coincidentally, both will both be playing King's Ridge Christian the next time they take the court. Fellowship Christian will head out to face King's Ridge Christian at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, while St. Francis will host them at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.