Basketball Recap: Monessen Has No Trouble Against St. Joseph

Greyhounds

Margin (Wins)

01/07/25 vs Environmental Charter	41
01/10/25 @ St. Joseph	21
12/27/24 vs Beaver County Christian	21
01/03/25 vs Serra Catholic	-13
12/21/24 vs Greater Latrobe	-25

Monessen won the last time they faced St. Joseph and things went their way on Friday too. The Monessen Greyhounds put the hurt on the St. Joseph Spartans with a sharp 68-47 win. The Greyhounds have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five matches by 21 points or more this season.

St. Joseph lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Ben Bartolovic, who posted 17 points. Another player making a difference was Ryan McCarthy, who had 12 points.

Monessen has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.8 points per game. As for St. Joseph, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-7 record this season.

Monessen will welcome Geibel Catholic at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Geibel Catholic is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 62.8 points per game this season. As for St. Joseph, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 76-29 defeat against Neighborhood Academy on the 13th.