The Saint Stephen's Episcopal Falcons's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Wednesday after their seventh straight loss. They took a 56-48 hit to the loss column at the hands of Sarasota Christian. Saint Stephen's Episcopal was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Sarasota Christian apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in January of 2023.
Loss or not, Saint Stephen's Episcopal got some senior leadership from Nick Yatros and Cade Walters. Yatros scored 24 points along with six rebounds, while Walters. dropped a double-double on ten points and 16 rebounds. That was a full 50% of Saint Stephen's Episcopal's points, marking the fifth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Sarasota Christian to victory, but perhaps none more so than Matthias Hulka, who scored 17 points along with three steals. Hulka has been hot recently, having posted 15 or more points the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Josh Frazzini, who scored 15 points.
Saint Stephen's Episcopal's defeat was their fourth straight at home, which bumped their record down to 3-13. As for Sarasota Christian, the win makes it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 12-5.
Saint Stephen's Episcopal will take on Patel at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Sarasota Christian, they will take on Eagle's View at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Eagle's View knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past 12 matchups -- so hopefully Sarasota Christian likes a good challenge.
