St. Francis was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their eighth straight loss. They came up short against the Bishop Timon-St. Jude Tigers, falling 81-59. While losing is never fun, the Red Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 378th, while the Tigers are ranked 40th).
Andrew Lindstrom
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St. Francis lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Andrew Lindstrom, who posted 13 points along with five boards and three steals. He is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in each of the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Henry Bickerstaff, who went 6-for-7 on his way to 13 points in addition to six rebounds and three steals.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Bishop Timon-St. Jude to victory, but perhaps none more so than Mike Gibson, who dropped a double-double with 12 points and 11 boards. Thanks to that strong game, Gibson now owns an excellent 45.7% shooting accuracy. The team also got some help courtesy of Damien Johnson, who went 5-for-10 en route to 14 points and three steals.
St. Francis' defeat dropped their record down to 8-13. As for Bishop Timon-St. Jude, they have been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-5 record this season.
St. Francis has already played their next game, a 56-50 win against Cardinal O'Hara on the 14th. As for Bishop Timon-St. Jude, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 78-71 victory against Nichols on the 14th.
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