Preview: St. Joseph Academy Flashes vs. St. Johns Country Day Spartans
The St. Joseph Academy Flashes will be playing in front of their home fans against the St. Johns Country Day Spartans at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. St. Joseph Academy will be looking to keep their 11-game home win streak alive.
It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact St. Joseph Academy can now relate to. They were the victim of a rough 47-25 loss at the hands of the Christians on Friday. St. Joseph Academy has struggled against University Christian recently, as their contest on Friday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Loss or not, St. Joseph Academy got some senior leadership from Zariyah Turner and Kelly Cramer. Turner scored 14 points along with two steals, while Cramer. scored 11 points. That was a full 56% of St. Joseph Academy's points, marking the third time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points.
St. Joseph Academy struggled to work together and finished the game with only an assist. They were crushed by their opponents in that department as University Christian posted 14 assists.
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 20-20 at halftime, St. Johns Country Day was not quite St. Joseph Academy's equal in the second half on Wednesday. They fell 46-36 to the Flashes.
St. Johns Country Day's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Mary Kate Kent, who scored 23 points, and Kendall Proffitt who scored eight points along with six rebounds and four blocks. That was a full 63.9% of St. Johns Country Day's points, marking the seventh time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points.
St. Joseph Academy's loss dropped their record down to 19-6. As for St. Johns Country Day, their loss dropped their record down to 19-7.
This contest is one where the number of possessions is likely to be a big factor: St. Joseph Academy have been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 27.1 rebounds per game. However, it's not like St. Johns Country Day struggles in that department as they've been averaging 30.6 rebounds per game. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
St. Joseph Academy beat St. Johns Country Day 46-36 in their previous matchup on Wednesday. Will St. Joseph Academy repeat their success, or does St. Johns Country Day have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
