After flying high against Rosehill Christian last Friday, St. Thomas Episcopal came back down to earth. The St. Thomas Episcopal Saints lost 66-41 to the St. Francis Episcopal Wolves on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Saints can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 615th, while the Wolves are ranked 42nd).
St. Francis Episcopal's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Christian Hodge, who almost dropped a double-double on 13 points and nine rebounds. With that strong performance, Hodge is now averaging an impressive 2.1 blocks per game. Another player making a difference was Nigel Walls, who went 8 of 9 en route to 18 points in addition to six boards and four blocks.
St. Thomas Episcopal's loss dropped their record down to 7-11. As for St. Francis Episcopal, the victory was the ninth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 21-7.
Coincidentally, both will both be playing Northland Christian the next time they take the court. St. Francis Episcopal will host Northland Christian at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, while St. Thomas Episcopal will host them at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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