Basketball Recap: Nazareth Takes a Loss

It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Nazareth can now relate to. They fell 58-46 to the St. Raymond Boys Ravens on Sunday. The Kingsmen were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Ravens earlier this season, when they won 85-80.

Tai Turnage continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for St. Raymond Boys, putting up 15 points along with six assists and four steals. Turnage has become a key player for St. Raymond Boys: the team is undefeated when he posts at least three steals, but 9-12 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Brandon Stores, Jr., who posted 16 points and five rebounds.

This is the second loss in a row for Nazareth and nudges their season record down to 17-10. As for St. Raymond Boys, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups. That's provided a massive bump to their 16-12 record this season.

Nazareth does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for St. Raymond Boys, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 68-59 victory against St. Francis Prep on the 6th.