St. Francis and St. John's Northwestern Military Academy are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2019, but not for long. The St. Francis Mariners will take on the St. John's Northwestern Military Academy Lancers in a holiday battle at at 7:15 p.m. on Wednesday. St. Francis is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 69.2 points per game this season.
St. Francis is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Milwaukee School of Languages on Saturday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. St. Francis had to suffer through a 71-39 loss at the hands of Milwaukee School of Languages. The matchup marked the Mariners' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Despite their loss, St. Francis saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Dai'Lend Jett, who posted nine points and seven rebounds, was perhaps the best of all. Another player making a difference was Cameron Nerby, who went 6 of 15 on his way to 12 points and seven rebounds.
Meanwhile, St. John's Northwestern Military Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat dating back to last season. They were outmatched by University School of Milwaukee and fell 71-33. While losing is never fun, the Lancers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Wisconsin basketball rankings (they are ranked 223rd, while the Wildcats are ranked 34th).
St. Francis has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-3 record this season. As for St. John's Northwestern Military Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 0-5.
St. Francis strolled past St. John's Northwestern Military Academy when the teams last played back in December of 2023 by a score of 81-62. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. Francis since the squad 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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