New Jersey High School Basketball - Holy Spirit holds off Our Lady of Mercy Academy
December 17, 2024: Absecon, NJ 08201 The Holy Spirit Spartans basketball team scored 48 points and limited the visiting Our Lady of Mercy Academy Villagers to 43 in the Spartans non-league triumph on Tuesday.
The Spartans now have a 1-1 record. They play next when they travel to Wildwood Catholic for a Cape/Atlantic - American game on Thursday, December 19. Holy Spirit will confront a Crusaders team coming off a 63-44 league win over Absegami (Galloway, NJ). The Crusaders record now stands at 1-0.
With the loss, Our Lady of Mercy Academy falls to 0-1 on the campaign. The Villagers host Middle Township (Cape May Court House, NJ) to confront the Panthers in a non-league game on Thursday, December 19. The Panthers go into the game with a record of 1-0. Middle Township won 48-43 in their recent league game against Atlantic City (Atlantic City, NJ)