St. Francis and Wesleyan are an even 3-3 against one another since March of 2018, but not for long. The St. Francis Knights will square off against the Wesleyan Wolves at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with St. Francis sitting on seven straight wins and Wesleyan on three.
St. Francis is headed into the match after thoroughly thrashing Atlanta International: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that St. Francis blew Atlanta International out of the water with a 70-31 final score. The Knights have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 13 contests by 21 points or more this season.
G Rogers
| 02/10/25 vs Atlanta International | 19 |
| 02/06/25 vs Whitefield Academy | 24 |
| 02/04/25 @ Mt. Bethel Christian Academy | 18 |
G Rogers and Ameila Basit were among the main playmakers for St. Francis as the former almost dropped a double-double with 19 points and nine boards and the latter posted eight points and 22 rebounds. The game was Rogers' third in a row with at least 18 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Cam Golston, who had seven points in addition to six assists and five boards.
St. Francis smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 27 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive boards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Wesleyan). They came out on top against Whitefield Academy by a score of 69-57 on Monday.
St. Francis' victory was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 24-2. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 33.4 points. As for Wesleyan, they now have a winning record of 11-10.
Everything came up roses for St. Francis against Wesleyan in their previous matchup back in January, as the squad secured a 71-27 win. In that match, St. Francis amassed a halftime lead of 35-9, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Thursday.
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