The St. Anthony's Friars pushed their score all the way to 68 on Wednesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell 80-68 to Chaminade. St. Anthony's has not had much luck with Chaminade recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
St. Anthony's lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being James Taylor jr., who scored 18 points along with six rebounds. It was the first time this season that Taylor jr. scored 15 or more points. The team also got some help courtesy of Nicolas Vieux, who scored 14 points.
Even though they lost, St. Anthony's smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
St. Anthony's has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 12-8 record this season. As for Chaminade, they now have a winning record of 5-4.
St. Anthony's will be playing at home against St. Mary's at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. St. Mary's will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps New York Rankings (they are ranked 475th, while St. Anthony's is ranked 133rd). As for Chaminade, they will head out on the road to take on Holy Trinity at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Holy Trinity's favor is that they have posted big point totals every time they've taken the court this season.
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