St. Francis is 1-9 against Bishop Timon-St. Jude since January of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The St. Francis Red Raiders will be playing in front of their home fans against the Bishop Timon-St. Jude Tigers at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Monday, St. Francis ended up a good deal behind The Park School of Buffalo and lost 72-57.
St. Francis might have lost, but man, Jeremiah Neely was a machine: he dropped a double-double on 20 points and ten rebounds. Andrew Lindstrom was another key contributor, scoring 11 points.
In what's become a running theme this season, Bishop Timon-St. Jude gave their fans yet another huge win on Monday. They took their contest on the road with ease, bagging a 90-57 win over Cardinal O'Hara. The victory was familiar territory for Bishop Timon-St. Jude who now have six in a row.
Bishop Timon-St. Jude's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Nakyhi Harris, who scored 25 points along with three steals. Harris has been hot recently, having posted 21 or more points the last seven times he's played. Another player making a difference was Jaiden Harrison, who dropped a triple-double on 16 points, ten rebounds, and 12 assists.
St. Francis has been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six games, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-13 record this season. As for Bishop Timon-St. Jude, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 19-2.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as both teams are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. St. Francis hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 57.4 points per game. However, it's not like Bishop Timon-St. Jude struggles in that department as they've been averaging 84.5 points per game. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run the score up higher.
St. Francis was taken down by Bishop Timon-St. Jude 88-48 when the teams last played back in January. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point St. Francis was down 58-27.
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