It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact the St. Anthony's Friars can now relate to. They fell just short of the Cougars by a score of 48-45. St. Anthony's was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as St. John the Baptist apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in February.
Despite the loss, St. Anthony's had strong showings from Chris Welling, who scored 12 points along with eight rebounds, and James Taylor jr., who scored 13 points along with five rebounds and two steals. Taylor jr. has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last four times he's played.
St. Anthony's defeat dropped their record down to 14-10. As for St. John the Baptist, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 8-3.
St. Anthony's does not have any more games scheduled as of now. St. John the Baptist also has no future games currently scheduled.
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