The St. Mary's Lancers pushed their score all the way to 61 on Friday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They took a 74-61 hit to the loss column at the hands of St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute. While losing is never fun, St. Mary's can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 401st, while St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute is ranked 89th).
When it comes to explaining why St. Mary's lost, one person who can't be blamed is Griffin Smith. Despite the final result, he scored 26 points along with two steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Israel Wilson, who scored nine points along with three steals.
Jay?meir Goosby continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute, scoring 25 points along with five rebounds and two steals. Another player making a difference was Gionni Zelasko, who scored nine points along with eight assists.
St. Mary's has not been sharp recently as the team has lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-15 record this season. As for St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute, they pushed their record up to 15-8 with that win, which was their sixth straight on the road.
St. Mary's does not have any more games scheduled as of now. St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute's road trip will continue as they head out to face Canisius at 1:30 p.m. on February 18th. Canisius knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past six matchups -- so hopefully St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute likes a good challenge.
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