The St. Mary's Lancers and the St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute Marauders squared off in some playoff action on Saturday, but sadly the St. Mary's Lancers had to settle for second. They ended up on the wrong side of a rough 76-53 walloping at the hands of the Marauders. While losing is never fun, St. Mary's can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 340th, while St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute is ranked 91st).
St. Mary's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Griffin Smith, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 13 rebounds, and Cameron Corcoran who scored 11 points along with six rebounds. Smith has been hot recently, having posted 16 or more points the last four times he's played. Israel Wilson was another key contributor, scoring nine points.
Jay?meir Goosby continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute, dropping a double-double on 19 points and 12 rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Gionni Zelasko, who scored eight points along with eight assists and three steals.
St. Mary's dropped their record down to 10-16 with that loss, which was their sixth straight on the road. As for St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 14 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-9 record this season.
St. Mary's does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute, they will challenge Bishop Timon-St. Jude at 7:45 p.m. on Monday. Averaging 84.33 points so far this season, Bishop Timon-St. Jude's high-powered offense has been in full-swing lately, so St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute better be ready for a challenge.
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