Basketball Recap: St. Thomas Catholic Now 5-1 over Last Six Games

St. Thomas Catholic won the last time they faced Kinkaid, and Caleb Kimble did his part to make sure it happened again. The St. Thomas Catholic Eagles came out on top against the Kinkaid Falcons by a score of 59-51 on Friday thanks in part to Kimble, who went 8 of 12 on his way to 20 points in addition to seven steals and six boards. He is becoming a predictor of St. Thomas Catholic's success: when he posts at least three steals the team is 5-2 (and 5-6 when he doesn't).

The team also got some help courtesy of Evan Levy, who went 5 for 12 on his way to 10 points and six rebounds. He has been hot recently, having also posted two or more steals the last three times he's played.

Kinkaid lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Ethan Williams, who went 7 of 9 on his way to 15 points and six rebounds. The dominant performance gave Williams a new career-high in points. Harris Saunders was another key player, putting up six points along with ten boards and three blocks.

St. Thomas Catholic is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a massive bump to their 10-8 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.2 points per game. As for Kinkaid, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 8-9.

St. Thomas Catholic didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 79-59 loss against Second Baptist on the 28th. As for Kinkaid, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, an 84-66 defeat against Varsity Opponent on the 28th.