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| 01/10/25 - Away | 27-71 L |
| 12/12/23 - Home | 73-66 W |
| 02/26/21 - Away | 48-59 L |
| 02/28/20 - Neutral | 61-75 L |
| 03/02/19 - Home | 66-52 W |
| 03/03/18 - Neutral | 71-49 W |
Wesleyan and St. Francis are an even 3-3 against one another since March of 2018, but not for long. The Wesleyan Wolves will challenge the St. Francis Knights at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Wesleyan is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They came out on top against Whitefield Academy by a score of 69-57 on Monday. Winning may never get old, but the Wolves sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for St. Francis on Monday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew Atlanta International out of the water with a 70-31 final score. The Knights have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 13 matchups by 21 points or more this season.
Wesleyan better focus on containing G Rogers and Ameila Basit as the pair were huge in St. Francis' win. Rogers almost dropped a double-double with 19 points and nine rebounds, while Basit posted eight points and 22 boards. Those 22 boards gave Basit a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Cam Golston, who scored seven points along with six assists and five rebounds.
St. Francis smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 27 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive boards in four consecutive games.
St. Francis' win was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 24-2. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 73.0 points over those games. As for Wesleyan, they now have a winning record of 11-10.
Wesleyan was dealt a bruising 71-27 defeat at the hands of St. Francis in their previous matchup back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of St. Francis' Desi Taylor, who went 5 for 7 en route to 15 points in addition to seven assists and six steals. Now that Wesleyan knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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