Basketball Recap: St. Francis Episcopal Extends Winning Streak to 11

Wolves

Margin (Wins)

01/17/25 vs First Baptist Christian	74
12/11/24 @ Episcopal	56
01/28/25 vs Rosehill Christian	54
01/07/25 vs St. Thomas Episcopal	41
11/29/24 @ Washington	40

St. Francis Episcopal had already won ten in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 26.6 points) and they went ahead and made it 11 on Tuesday. They claimed a resounding 93-39 victory over the Rosehill Christian Eagles. The Wolves have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 13 contests by 20 points or more this season.

St. Francis Episcopal got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Christian Hodge out in front who dropped a double-double on 23 points and 11 rebounds. Hodge has been hot, having posted eight or more boards the last six times he's played. John Laboy, II was another key player, going 9 of 13 on his way to 23 points.

St. Francis Episcopal was working as a unit and finished the game with 24 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Rosehill Christian only posted 11 assists.

Several Eagles players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Carter Johnson, who posted ten points in addition to five assists and five rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Jensen Mireles, who earned 12 points and three steals.

St. Francis Episcopal has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 15 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 23-7 record this season. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to three-point shooting accuracy: their three-point shooting accuracy was 36.1% in those games and 27.3% outside of them. As for Rosehill Christian, their loss was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 13-14.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. St. Francis Episcopal will welcome Westbury Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. St. Francis Episcopal is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 68.3 points per game this season. As for Rosehill Christian, they will face off against Northland Christian at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Northland Christian knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past 16 games -- so hopefully Rosehill Christian likes a good challenge.