If St. Francis was riding high fresh off their 84-48 takedown of SWCHA S last Wednesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The St. Francis Mariners were dealt an 86-44 defeat at the hands of the Lake Country Lutheran Lightning on Friday. The Mariners were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 43-23.
When it comes to explaining why St. Francis lost, don't look at Cameron Nerby. Despite the final result, he went 6 for 10 en route to 13 points plus two steals. Nerby is crushing it when it comes to steals: he's grabbed at least two every time he's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Josh Green, who earned 12 points plus seven rebounds.
Lake Country Lutheran's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Will Sivak led the charge by going 12 for 21 en route to 26 points plus six rebounds and four steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Daniel Cleary, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and 12 rebounds.
Having lost for the first time this season, St. Francis fell to 2-1. As for Lake Country Lutheran, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-0.
St. Francis has already played their next match (against Lake Country Lutheran), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Lake Country Lutheran has also already played their next game, an 81-44 victory against St. John's Northwestern Military Academy on the 7th.
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