St. Francis is 2-8 against Brookfield Academy since February of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The St. Francis Mariners will head out on the road to square off against the Brookfield Academy Blue Knights at 7:15 p.m. One thing working in St. Francis' favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last 19 contests.
Even though Kenosha Christian Life scored an imposing 61 points on Saturday, St. Francis still came out on top. St. Francis strolled past Kenosha Christian Life with points to spare, taking the game 76-61.
St. Francis' victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Cameron Nerby, who scored 25 points along with eight rebounds. Nerby has been hot recently, having posted 16 or more points the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaron Johnson, who scored 17 points along with eight rebounds.
Meanwhile, Brookfield Academy pushed their score all the way to 69 on Saturday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They took a 79-69 hit to the loss column at the hands of Lake Country Lutheran. Brookfield Academy has been going strong on the season, but this is now their second loss in a row.
The win got St. Francis back to even at 11-11. As for Brookfield Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 16-4.
St. Francis was taken down by Brookfield Academy 98-56 in their previous meeting back in January. Can St. Francis avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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