Recap: Florence Huskies vs. St. Mary's Pirates
Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only the Florence Huskies walked away with it. They walked away with a 56-48 victory over the Pirates on Friday. The win was just what Florence needed coming off of a 61-41 defeat in their prior matchup.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Florence to victory, but perhaps none more so than Gage Goodall, who dropped a double-double on 21 points and 13 rebounds. Goodall hasn't dropped below 16 points for five straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Gunnar Phillips, who scored ten points along with seven rebounds and seven steals.
St. Mary's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Mike Trechter, who scored ten points along with six rebounds. Another player making a difference was Wyatt Gevry, who scored seven points along with seven rebounds.
Florence's victory bumped their record up to 9-12. As for St. Mary's, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-14.
Florence and Buena Vista will face off at 2:30 p.m. on February 24th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Buena Vista is strutting with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 55 points per game this season. As for St. Mary's, they and Colorado Springs Christian will face off at 11:30 a.m. on February 24th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Hopefully St. Mary's focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 13 on Friday.
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