Basketball Recap: St. Francis Skates Past Atlanta International with Ease

Knights

Team Score

12/13/24 vs Atlanta International	97
12/10/24 vs Galloway	88
12/05/24 @ The Weber School	88
12/03/24 @ Mount Vernon	81
11/22/24 @ Centennial	73

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask St. Francis). They took their match on Friday with ease, bagging a 97-30 victory over the Atlanta International Eagles. The Knights have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four contests by 23 points or more this season.

Greg Howard continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, as he made all 9 shots he took from beyond the arc racking up 41 points and three steals. He has been hot, having posted 16 or more points the last six times he's played. Another player making a difference was Reynolds Escher, who posted eight points in addition to 12 assists and eight boards.

St. Francis was working as a unit and finished the game with 21 assists. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now racked up at least 21 assists in three consecutive games.

Despite the loss, Atlanta International had strong showings from Zach Grossman, who put up 12 points, and Zach Pemberton, who had ten points.

St. Francis pushed their record up to 5-4 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 86.0 points per game. As for Atlanta International, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-10.

St. Francis wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, an 82-77 defeat against Paideia on the 14th. As for Atlanta International, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 77-35 loss against Landmark Christian on the 14th.