Steward had won seven straight home games dating back to last season and Xavier Nelson did his part to make it eight on Friday. The Steward Spartans came out on top against the Catholic Crusaders by a score of 59-50 thanks in part to Nelson, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 12 boards. He is on a roll when it comes to rebounds, as he's now pulled down eight or more in the last four games he's played.
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The team also got some help courtesy of Ben Vaughn, who posted nine points. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in blocks (two).
Despite the loss, Catholic still got an impressive performance from Ashton Walker, who put up 23 points and six boards. Walker continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Kelvin Anderson, who had 12 points and six rebounds.
Steward's win bumped their record up to 9-4. As for Catholic, their loss dropped their record down to 9-6.
Steward didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 65-57 victory against Grace Christian School on the 18th. As for Catholic, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 57-48 defeat against Varina on the 18th.
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