St. John won the last time they faced LaCrosse and things went their way on Thursday too. The St. John Tigers came out on top in a nail-biter against the LaCrosse Leopards, sneaking past 36-34.
LaCrosse's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Madison Morgan, who posted 13 points and six rebounds. That was a full 38.2% of LaCrosse's points, marking the fourth time in a row she's scored more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Molly Showalter, who put up eight points and three steals.
St. John's win bumped their record up to 11-3-1. As for LaCrosse, their loss dropped their record down to 7-5.
St. John will head out to challenge Chase on Tuesday. St. John is facing Chase at the right time seeing as Chase is stuck on a 15-game losing streak. As for LaCrosse, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 58-40 victory against Victoria on the 31st.
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