Basketball Recap: St. Francis Takes Loss Despite Strong Performances from Andrew Lindstrom and Evan Newby-Mckinnie

St. Francis was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They were five points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 70-65 heartbreaker at the hands of the St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute Marauders. While losing is never fun, the Red Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 366th, while the Marauders are ranked 14th).

Evan Newby-Mckinnie

Points (Career)

02/07/25 vs St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute	13
02/04/25 vs Orchard Park	7
01/31/25 vs Akron	7
01/17/25 @ Cardinal O'Hara	7
01/14/25 vs Canisius	7

Despite the defeat, St. Francis had strong showings from Evan Newby-Mckinnie, who went 5 for 8 on his way to 13 points and eight boards, and Andrew Lindstrom, who went 8 of 19 en route to 17 points and three steals. Those 13 points gave Newby-Mckinnie a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Donte Parker Jr, who went 5 for 10 to rack up 11 points.

Even though they lost, St. Francis smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in seven consecutive matchups.

St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Jaymeir Goosby, who posted ten points in addition to seven rebounds and five assists. Goosby has been hot, having also posted two or more steals the last seven times he's played. Mahli Shabazz was another key player, putting up seven points and four steals.

St. Francis' loss dropped their record down to 8-11. As for St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute, the win (which was their eighth in a row) raised their record to 17-3.

Coming up, St. Francis will take on Canisius at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. St. Francis has been dominant on offense recently, having racked up an incredible 199 points over their last three games. As for St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, an 84-75 victory against Aquinas Institute on the 9th.