The St. Francis Troubadours just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the Christian Brothers Falcons at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. St. Francis is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 51.8 points per game this season.
St. Francis is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Oak Ridge just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Friday. They came up short against the Trojans, falling 68-48. While losing is never fun, the Troubadours can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 228th, while the Trojans are ranked 60th).
Tayli Paeu-lindgren
| 01/17/25 vs Oak Ridge | 19 |
| 01/14/25 vs Rocklin | 11 |
| 01/10/25 @ Whitney | 11 |
| 01/08/25 vs Granite Bay | 13 |
| 01/06/25 @ Del Oro | 9 |
| 01/03/25 @ Lincoln | 17 |
Despite the defeat, St. Francis saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Tayli Paeu-Lindgren dropped a double-double on 13 points and 19 rebounds. Paeu-Lindgren has been hot, having posted nine or more boards the last six times she's played. Another player making a difference was Sydney Teoh, who posted 11 points.
Meanwhile, Christian Brothers came tearing into Wednesday's contest with seven straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 18.6 points) and they left with even more momentum. They really took it to the Broncos for the full four quarters, racking up a 72-21 victory. The Falcons have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven games by 23 points or more this season.
Christian Brothers pushed their record up to 12-5 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.3 points per game. As for St. Francis, their loss dropped their record down to 9-9.
St. Francis couldn't quite finish off Christian Brothers in their previous meeting back in January of 2024 and fell 60-57. Can St. Francis avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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