St. Anthony came tearing into Saturday's match with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 12.5 points) and they left with even more momentum. They snuck past the Warren Warriors with an 87-81 victory. The Yellowjackets' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Warren's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jaylen Lacour, who went 6 for 11 en route to 17 points plus five assists. Another player making a difference was Devin Petersen, who almost dropped a double-double on 14 points and nine assists.
St. Anthony has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-3 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.0 points per game. As for Warren, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-7.
St. Anthony will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Young Men's Leadership Academy at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Young Men's Leadership Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 61.1 points per game this season. As for Warren, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 79-49 win against Marshall on the 3rd.
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