The Tilden Blue Devils's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Monday after their eighth straight defeat. They were beaten by St. Francis de Sales 82-21. Tilden was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 54-10.
Tilden's loss came despite strong showings from Jose Pacheco and Darius Harding. Pacheco scored nine points along with eight rebounds and two blocks, while Harding scored seven points along with seven rebounds and two blocks. Pacheco continues to roll, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played.
Even though they lost, Tilden smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive rebounds. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as St. Francis de Sales only pulled down four offensive rebounds.
St. Francis de Sales was led to victory by Jerimiya Sims and Micheal Woods. Sims scored 14 points along with seven rebounds and five steals, while Woods scored 14 points along with seven steals. Another player making a difference was Tanzy James, who scored ten points along with five rebounds and three steals.
Tilden has not been sharp recently as the team has lost ten of their last 11 contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-11 record this season. As for St. Francis de Sales, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 11-19.
Tilden does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for St. Francis de Sales, they will look to defend their home court on Wednesday against Bowen at 6:00 p.m. Bowen is coming into the match with five straight victories on the road, so St. Francis de Sales is out to stop a squad with plenty of momentum.
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