Stephenville FAITH hasn't had much luck against St. Paul's Prep recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Stephenville FAITH Knights will square off against the St. Paul's Prep Lions at 4:15 p.m.
Stephenville FAITH is headed into Friday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fifth straight game last Tuesday. They fell 49-37 to Non Varsity Opponent. While the Knights didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating Non Varsity Opponent 4-0 in the first quarter.
Despite the defeat, Stephenville FAITH saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Seven Baker had 17 points along with six rebounds. What's more, Baker also posted a 35% field goal percentage, which is the highest he's posted since back in January. Another player making a difference was Nikoli Browder, who scored six points.
Even though they lost, Stephenville FAITH smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for St. Paul's Prep on Tuesday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew Faith Lutheran out of the water with a 55-21 final score. The Lions pushed the score to 42-14 by the end of the third, a deficit the Lions had little chance of recovering from.
St. Paul's Prep relied on the efforts of Isaiah Price, who went 5 for 7 en route to 13 points plus four steals, and Wyatt Tate, who went 7 for 13 en route to 17 points plus five steals. Tate has been hot recently, having posted four or more steals the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Mateo Talavera, who had five points along with five assists and three steals.
Stephenville FAITH's loss dropped their record down to 1-6. As for St. Paul's Prep, their record is now 2-3.
Stephenville FAITH was taken down by St. Paul's Prep 68-15 in their previous matchup back in December of 2022. Thankfully for Stephenville FAITH, Jon Cuevas (who almost dropped a double-double on 30 points and nine rebounds) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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