The St. Paul Swordsmen's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Tuesday after their fourth straight loss. Their tough 60-36 loss to St. Anthony might stick with them for a while. While losing is never fun, St. Paul can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 257th, while St. Anthony is ranked 25th).
Ryann Bennett was her usual excellent self, scoring 15 points along with five rebounds and three steals for St. Anthony. Bennett has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last four times she's played. Another player making a difference was Laila Hughes, who scored eight points along with four steals.
St. Paul has not been sharp recently, as they've lost six of their last seven games, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-13 record this season. As for St. Anthony, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 15-5.
Coincidentally, the pair will both be playing La Salle the next time they take the court. St. Anthony will head out to face La Salle at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, while St. Paul will head out to face them at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
