St. Mary easily dispatched Lancaster on Saturday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. The Lancers fell just short of the St. Francis Red Raiders by a score of 64-61 on Tuesday. The loss put an end to the Lancers' undefeated start to the season.
Israel Wilson
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Several Lancers players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Israel Wilson, who shot 50% from the field en route to 15 points and four steals. Wilson is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in each of the last six games he's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of James Engelbach-Schafer, who posted 13 points and eight rebounds.
St. Francis had a senior duo take command as Matthew Zielinski went 8-for-15 to rack up 21 points and five boards and Andrew Lindstrom scored 19 points in addition to five rebounds and three steals.
Having lost for the first time this season, St. Mary's fell to 2-1. As for St. Francis, their win bumped their record up to 2-0.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming matchups. St. Mary's will venture away from home to face off against Clarence at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for St. Francis, they will head out to square off against Holy Trinity at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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