Basketball Recap: St. Francis Comes Up Short

If St. Francis was riding high fresh off their 69-41 takedown of Laguna Creek last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The St. Francis Troubadours received a blow on Thursday as they fell 53-36 to the Pleasant Valley Vikings. The game marked the Troubadours' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.

Tayli Paeu-lindgren

Rebounds

12/12/24 vs Pleasant Valley	12
12/10/24 vs Laguna Creek	16
12/03/24 vs Monterey Trail	22
11/30/24 vs Inderkum	18
11/26/24 vs Rio Americano	16

Despite the loss, St. Francis saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Tayli Paeu-Lindgren dropped a double-double on 13 points and 12 boards. Paeu-Lindgren is on a roll when it comes to rebounds, as she's now pulled down ten or more in the last eight games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Layla Hernandez, who posted five points and five rebounds.

It was another big night for AJ Gambol, who went 9 of 19 on her way to 22 points for Pleasant Valley. That makes it five consecutive games in which Gambol has scored at least a third of Pleasant Valley's points. Another player making a difference was Jada Nelms, who put up 11 points.

St. Francis' defeat dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Pleasant Valley, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 5-2.

St. Francis didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 56-35 win against Lodi on the 13th. As for Pleasant Valley, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 79-41 loss against Folsom on the 13th.