The St. Francis Red Raiders will head out on the road to challenge the Nichols Vikings at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. St. Francis has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 196 points over their last three contests.
St. Francis pushed their score all the way to 65 on Wednesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell 78-65 to Bishop Timon-St. Jude. While losing is never fun, St. Francis can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 316th, while Bishop Timon-St. Jude is ranked 17th).
Despite the defeat, St. Francis had strong showings from Andrew Lindstrom, who scored 18 points along with five rebounds and three blocks, and Jeremiah Neely, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 13 rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Lindstrom has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Nicholas Bienko, who scored 13 points.
St. Francis struggled to get the ball back on offense and finished the game with only four offensive rebounds. They were crushed by their opponents in that department as Bishop Timon-St. Jude pulled down 11 offensive rebounds.
Meanwhile, Nichols also suffered a loss in their last game, but this one to St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute by a score of 61-49. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest points Nichols has scored all season.
St. Francis has been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-14 record this season. As for Nichols, they dropped their record down to 9-11 with that loss, which was their third straight at home.
St. Francis didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Nichols in their previous meeting last Friday, but they still walked away with a 74-68 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. Francis since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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