The Bishop Timon-St. Jude Tigers had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 27.8 points), and they went ahead and made it seven on Wednesday. They came out on top against St. Francis by a score of 78-65. Given Bishop Timon-St. Jude's advantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 17th, while St. Francis is ranked 316th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Bishop Timon-St. Jude to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jacob Humphrey, who scored 26 points along with five assists and five steals. Humphrey hasn't dropped below 17 points for four straight games. Jaiden Harrison was another key contributor, scoring 22 points along with eight rebounds and three steals.
Despite the loss, St. Francis had strong showings from Andrew Lindstrom, who scored 18 points along with five rebounds and three blocks, and Jeremiah Neely, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 13 rebounds. It was the first time this season that Lindstrom scored 15 or more points. The team also got some help courtesy of Nicholas Bienko, who scored 13 points.
Bishop Timon-St. Jude pushed their record up to 20-2 with that win, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 85.5 points per game. As for St. Francis, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost six of their last seven matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-14 record this season.
Bishop Timon-St. Jude will head out on the road to face off against Canisius at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Bishop Timon-St. Jude's favor is that they have posted big point totals every time they've taken the court this season. As for St. Francis, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Cardinal O'Hara at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Cardinal O'Hara focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 18 on Wednesday.
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