St. Luke was the 59-52 winner over Millbrook School when they last played one another back in February of 2020, but their luck changed this time around. The St. Luke's Storm took a 70-66 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Millbrook School Mustangs. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Tuesday (55), the Storm still had to take the loss.
01/18/25 vs Millbrook School | 17 |
01/14/25 @ Greenwich Country Day | 17 |
01/10/25 vs Masters | 24 |
01/07/25 @ Hamden Hall Country Day | 21 |
12/21/24 vs Buckingham Browne & Nichols | 30 |
Despite the defeat, St. Luke's saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Tyler Newsom dropped a double-double on 17 points and ten boards. The contest was Newsom's seventh in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Leneil Jones, Jr., who went 6 for 9 on his way to 15 points and five assists.
Even though they lost, St. Luke's smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive boards in nine consecutive games.
St. Luke's now has a losing record at 5-6.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. St. Luke's will square off against King at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in King's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season. As for Millbrook School, they will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Frederick Gunn at 2:30 p.m. on January 29th.
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