The St. Mary's Pirates scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. They enjoyed a cozy 59-44 win over La Junta. The victory was familiar territory for St. Mary's who now have three in a row.
Leading St. Mary's to victory were Jackson Lewis and Mike Trechter. Lewis scored 20 points along with six rebounds and two steals, while Trechter dropped a double-double on 17 points and ten rebounds. It was the first time this season that Trechter pulled down eight or more rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Josh Padrnos, who scored ten points.
Despite the loss, La Junta still got an impressive performance from Monze Alvidres, who scored 21 points. Alfred Frutado was another key contributor, scoring four points along with eight rebounds and six assists.
He wasn't the only one working in the assists department: La Junta were working as a unit and finished the game with 11 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as St. Mary's only posted two assists.
St. Mary's win ended a eight-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 5-11. As for La Junta, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-14.
St. Mary's will head out on the road to take on Ellicott at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. St. Mary's is facing Ellicott at the right time seeing as Ellicott is stuck on a 16-game losing streak. As for La Junta, they will head out on the road to take on Florence at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Florence is strutting with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 57.4 points per game this season.
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