The St. Francis Troubadours will take on the Rocklin Thunder at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. St. Francis is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 50.4 points per game this season.
Having struggled with six losses in a row, St. Francis turned things around against Whitney on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 68-48 margin over the Wildcats. With the Troubadours ahead 44-20 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
Tayli Paeu-lindgren
| 01/31/25 vs Whitney | 4 |
| 01/03/25 @ Lincoln | 3 |
| 01/08/25 vs Granite Bay | 3 |
| 01/17/25 vs Oak Ridge | 3 |
| 01/24/25 vs Davis Sr. | 3 |
St. Francis found their leader in sophomore Tayli Paeu-Lindgren, who dropped a double-double on 22 points and 17 rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Paeu-Lindgren a new career-high in assists (four). Another player making a difference was Sydney Teoh, who went 12 of 22 on her way to 28 points.
Meanwhile, Rocklin was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They were dealt a 70-43 loss at the hands of Del Oro. While losing is never fun, the Thunder can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 290th, while the Golden Eagles are ranked 96th).
Rocklin's defeat dropped their record down to 9-14. As for St. Francis, their win bumped their record up to 10-14.
Everything came up roses for St. Francis against Rocklin in their previous matchup back in January, as the squad secured a 64-31 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. Francis since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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