St. Augustine's tournament run continued when they took on Green Mountain on Thursday. The Knights were beaten by the Rams 59-16. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 1125th in Texas, while the Rams are ranked 34th in Colorado).
Sam Mielenz was his usual excellent self, going 8-for-18 en route to 20 points for Green Mountain. Another player making a difference was Jake Swanson, who posted 13 points and six rebounds.
St. Augustine has been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 4-13 record this season. As for Green Mountain, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 5-1.
St. Augustine and Harmony School of Excellence will round out the year against one another at 2:30 p.m. on the 27th. As for Green Mountain, they and North Allegheny will face off at 10:00 a.m. on Friday without much rest, having both just played.
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