Basketball Recap: St. Vincent De Paul Piles Up the Points Against Averroes

Mustangs

Margin (Wins)

11/21/24 @ Tomales	55
11/19/24 vs Summerfield Waldorf	55
12/03/24 vs Victory Christian Academy	48
02/08/25 vs Averroes	43
01/08/25 vs Elsie Allen	37

You're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for St. Vincent de Paul on Saturday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew the Averroes Falcon out of the water with a 71-28 final score. The Mustangs have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight games by 21 points or more this season.

St. Vincent de Paul was led to victory by Roman Yusupov and Jack Ellis. Yusupov went 6 for 8 to rack up 15 points and three steals, while Ellis went 5 of 8 en route to 12 points and six rebounds. Yusupov continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Anton Rocco, who posted six points in addition to nine boards and five assists.

St. Vincent de Paul is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a massive bump to their 17-9 record this season. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to three-point shooting accuracy: their three-point shooting accuracy was 37.3% in those games and 28.5% outside of them. As for Averroes, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-10.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. St. Vincent de Paul will venture away from home to square off against Piner at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Piner is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 59.1 points per game this season. As for Averroes, they are taking a road trip to challenge Quarry Lane at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Quarry Lane will roll in looking for their sixth straight win, something Averroes surely won't give up without a fight.