Basketball Recap: St. Mary's Takes a Loss

St. Mary was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They came up short against the Bishop Timon-St. Jude Tigers, falling 83-60. While losing is never fun, the Lancers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 330th, while the Tigers are ranked 63rd).

When it comes to explaining why St. Mary's lost, don't look at Will Szablewski. Despite the final result, he dropped a double-double on 26 points and 14 rebounds. With that strong performance, Szablewski is now averaging an impressive 8.2 boards per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Israel Wilson, who went 5 for 10 en route to 12 points.

Bishop Timon-St. Jude's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Nakyhi Harris, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and 11 rebounds. Harris' evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Aaron Hicks was another key player, going 6 of 15 on his way to 15 points and three steals.

St. Mary's defeat dropped their record down to 6-11. As for Bishop Timon-St. Jude, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 12-3.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. St. Mary's will take on Cardinal O'Hara at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. St. Mary's is facing Cardinal O'Hara at the right time seeing as Cardinal O'Hara is stuck on a seven-game losing streak. Bishop Timon-St. Jude has already played their next contest (against The Park School of Buffalo), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.