St. Francis lost against Nichols back in February of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The St. Francis Red Raiders fell 68-59 to the Nichols Vikings. While the Red Raiders didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Vikings 21-11 in the first quarter.
Despite the loss, St. Francis still got an impressive performance from Andrew Lindstrom, who dropped a double-double on 24 points and 13 rebounds. The dominant performance gave Lindstrom a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Matthew Zielinski, who posted ten points and five boards.
Even though they lost, St. Francis smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive rebounds. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Nichols only pulled down six offensive boards.
Tre Paulfrey was his usual excellent self, going 14 for 20 en route to 36 points in addition to seven assists and six rebounds for Nichols. Paulfrey's evening made it seven games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Mitchell Masiello was another key player, going 5 of 11 on his way to 11 points and six assists.
St. Francis' defeat dropped their record down to 8-6. As for Nichols, they now have a winning record of 8-7.
St. Francis wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 76-69 loss against The Park School of Buffalo on the 28th. As for Nichols, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 70-46 defeat against St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute on the 28th.
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