St. Helena comes up short despite Micah Marquez's strong performance

By Team Reports Feb 18, 2024, 9:32am

Recap: St. Helena Saints vs. Head-Royce Jayhawks

It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact the St. Helena Saints can now relate to. They were outmatched by the Jayhawks on the road and fell 73-41. While losing is never fun, St. Helena can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 477th, while Head-Royce is ranked 173rd).

Despite the loss, St. Helena still got an impressive performance from Micah Marquez, who scored 12 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Wynton Meyer, who scored eight points.

St. Helena has not been sharp recently as the team has lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 19-8 record this season. As for Head-Royce, the win was the eighth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 25-4.

St. Helena does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Head-Royce, they will be playing at home against San Domenico at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Head-Royce is coming into the game with 16 straight victories at home, so San Domenico is out to stop a squad with plenty of momentum.

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