Basketball Recap: St. Mark's Extends Winning Streak to Five

Lions

Previous 5 Games

12/26/24 vs Skyline	73-59
12/20/24 vs Dallas Thunder	83-61
12/19/24 vs Kingdom Collegiate Academy	86-81
12/13/24 vs Kaufman	52-50
12/11/24 vs Varsity Opponent	67-52

St. Mark came tearing into Thursday's game with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11 points) and they left with even more momentum. They wrapped up 2024 with a 73-59 win over the Skyline Raiders. Given the Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 138th, while the Raiders are ranked 653rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

St. Mark's has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-4 record this season. As for Skyline, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-10.

St. Mark's has already played their next contest, a 64-52 victory against Cedar Hill on the 27th. As for Skyline, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 69-63 defeat against Panther Creek on the 26th.