Basketball Recap: St. Pauls Comes Up Short

If St. Pauls was riding high fresh off their 83-63 takedown of Clinton last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The St. Pauls Bulldogs were outmatched by the Midway Raiders and fell 69-38. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Raiders this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 69-49 back in January.

St. Pauls lost on Friday despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Yoshua Mcbryde, who posted 11 points. Another player making a difference was Brandon Baldwin, who earned eight points.

St. Pauls' defeat dropped their record down to 6-16. As for Midway, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 15-5.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. St. Pauls will host Red Springs at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. St. Pauls is facing Red Springs at the right time seeing as Red Springs is stuck on an eight-game losing streak. As for Midway, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Clinton at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.