St. Paul's Prep is 4-0 against Stephenville FAITH since December of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The St. Paul's Prep Lions will be taking part in a tournament against the Stephenville FAITH Knights at 4:15 p.m. St. Paul's Prep will be strutting in after a victory while Stephenville FAITH will be coming in after a loss.
St. Paul's Prep is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing Faith Lutheran: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that St. Paul's Prep blew Faith Lutheran out of the water with a 55-21 final score. The contest was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Lions had established a 28 point advantage.
St. Paul's Prep relied on the efforts of Isaiah Price, who went 5 for 7 en route to 13 points plus four steals, and Wyatt Tate, who went 7 for 13 en route to 17 points plus five steals. The dominant performance also gave Price a new career-high in threes (three). Mateo Talavera was another key player, posting five points in addition to five assists and three steals.
St. Paul's Prep was working as a unit and finished the game with 17 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Stephenville FAITH was not able to break out of their rough patch last Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They fell 49-37 to Non Varsity Opponent. While the Knights didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating Non Varsity Opponent 4-0 in the first quarter.
Despite the loss, Stephenville FAITH saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Seven Baker posted 17 points plus six rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Nikoli Browder, who scored six points.
St. Paul's Prep's win bumped their record up to 2-3. As for Stephenville FAITH, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-6.
Everything came up roses for St. Paul's Prep against Stephenville FAITH in their previous matchup back in December of 2022, as the squad secured a 68-15 victory. Does St. Paul's Prep have another victory up their sleeve, or will Stephenville FAITH turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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