The St. Thomas More Sabers will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against the Lexington Minutemen at 7:30 p.m. on February 27th. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only St. Thomas More walked away with it. They came out on top against the Storm by a score of 52-41 on Friday.
Meanwhile, Lexington put the finishing touches on their 12th blowout victory of the season on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 57-37 margin over Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley. The win was nothing new for Lexington as they're now sitting on four straight.
Lexington's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Tyler Steffa led the charge by almost dropping a double-double on 17 points and nine rebounds. It was the first time this season that Steffa pulled down eight or more rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Griffen Hari, who scored 21 points along with two steals.
St. Thomas More's win bumped their record up to 22-11. As for Lexington, their victory bumped their record up to 24-10.
St. Thomas More suffered a grim 70-50 defeat to Lexington in their previous meeting back in December of 2021. Thankfully for St. Thomas More, Ben Peacock (who scored 27 points along with eight rebounds and two steals) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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