St. Francis is 4-0 against Pacific Collegiate since January of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. Having just played yesterday, the St. Francis Sharks will get right back to it and host the Pacific Collegiate Pumas at 6:00 p.m. on February 13th. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (St. Francis has 15 straight victories, Pacific Collegiate has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
St. Francis stacked an eighth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Monday. They really took it to Marina for the full four quarters, racking up a 57-26 win at home. The score was close at the half, but St. Francis pulled away in the second half with 36 points.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead St. Francis to victory, but perhaps none more so than Emily Raich, who scored 19 points along with seven rebounds and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Maya Calfee, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and ten rebounds.
While Pacific Collegiate couldn't quite beat King City back in January, the two-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the 23-point loss they were dealt back in January. Pacific Collegiate fell just short of King City by a score of 27-25.
St. Francis' victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 20-2. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.4 points per game. As for Pacific Collegiate, they have been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-6 record this season.
St. Francis beat Pacific Collegiate 50-39 when the teams last played back in January. Does St. Francis have another victory up their sleeve, or will Pacific Collegiate turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.