St. Francis played a tough game on Tuesday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They came up short against the Canisius Crusaders, falling 74-53. The Red Raiders were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 46-23.
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Despite the loss, St. Francis still got an impressive performance from Matthew Zielinski, who went 5 of 7 en route to 15 points. Zielinski is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last three games he's played. Andrew Lindstrom was another key player, putting up ten points.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Canisius to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jahyden Clark, who went 8 for 9 on his way to 16 points. Those 16 points gave Clark a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Nicholas Purdie, who posted 16 points in addition to five boards and three steals.
St. Francis is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-4. As for Canisius, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 11-2.
St. Francis has already played their next match (against Lackawanna), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Canisius wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 51-49 victory against St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute on the 18th.
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