If The Weber School wanted to avenge their loss from the last time they played St. Francis, they should've done a better job of containing Greg Howard. The St. Francis Knights blew past The Weber School Rams 88-33 on Thursday thanks in part to Howard, who went 7 for 9 from beyond the arc en route to 34 points plus seven steals and six assists. Those seven threes gave him a new career-high.
The team also got some help courtesy of Reynolds Escher, who almost dropped a double-double on 16 points and nine assists. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 2.1 steals per game.
St. Francis was working as a unit and finished the game with 25 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
With the win, St. Francis broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 3-4. As for The Weber School, they dropped their record down to 0-7 with the defeat, which was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. St. Francis will welcome Galloway at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. St. Francis knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past seven games -- so hopefully Galloway likes a good challenge. As for The Weber School, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Mount Vernon at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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