The St. Francis Sharks will be playing at home against the Seaside Spartans at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The timing isn't great for St. Francis: they have been struggling with three straight losses at home, while Seaside has snatched up six consecutive wins on the road.
St. Francis pushed their score all the way to 60 on Friday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell 67-60 to Pacific Grove. St. Francis found out winning isn't easy when you're outrebounded 16 to 5 on offense.
Joseph Rose put forth a good effort for the losing side as he went 7 for 9 from beyond the arc en route to 29 points and 3 assists. That was a full 48.3% of St. Francis' points, marking the third time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Sam Braun, who scored 16 points along with seven assists.
Seaside posted their closest win since December 8, 2023 on Wednesday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Pacific Grove 40-37.
St. Francis has fallen quite a ways from their 18-8 record last season and are now at 1-12. As for Seaside, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-9 record this season.
St. Francis suffered a grim 58-35 defeat to Seaside in their previous meeting back in December of 2022. Will St. Francis have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
