Florence is 2-8 against St. Mary since January of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Florence Huskies will take on the St. Mary's Pirates at 2:30 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Florence and Banning Lewis Academy squared off in some playoff action on Wednesday, but sadly Florence had to settle for second. Their tough 61-41 loss to the Stallions might stick with them for a while. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest points Florence has scored all season.
Florence might have lost, but man, Gage Goodall was a machine: he scored 16 points. Goodall is on a roll when it comes to points, as he's now scored 16 or more in the last four games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Gunnar Phillips, who scored nine points.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 57 points the game before, St. Mary's were a bit more limited in their contest on Wednesday. They were outmatched by Salida on the road and fell 63-13. St. Mary's was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 35-2.
This is the second loss in a row for Florence and nudges their season record down to 8-12. As for St. Mary's, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-13.
Florence came up short against St. Mary's when the teams last played last Wednesday, falling 69-60. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of St. Mary's Jackson Lewis, who shot 5-for-8 from downtown and dropped a double-double on 35 points and 11 rebounds. Now that Florence knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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