Basketball Recap: St. Joseph Academy Has No Trouble Against Lutheran East

After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Magnificat, St. Joseph Academy was happy to have turned things around on Saturday. They strolled past the Lutheran East Falcons with points to spare, taking the game 55-41. That's more bragging rights for the Jaguars, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

Melanie Alvarenga

Steals

12/21/24 @ Lutheran West	13
02/01/25 vs Lutheran East	5
01/20/25 @ Padua Franciscan	5
01/09/25 @ Hathaway Brown	5
12/28/24 vs Norwalk	5
+ 14 more games

St. Joseph Academy had a senior duo take command as Kate Mocho went 6-for-10 on her way to 19 points along with five boards and three steals and Melanie Alvarenga posted nine points in addition to eight rebounds and five steals. St. Joseph Academy is 9-4 when Alvarenga posts three or more steals, but 3-4 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Bree White, who scored four points in addition to five boards and three steals.

When it comes to explaining why Lutheran East lost, don't look at Janae Smith. Despite the final result, she put up ten points along with six rebounds and six steals. Maliona Martin was another key player, putting up 11 points.

St. Joseph Academy's win bumped their record up to 12-8. As for Lutheran East, their loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 11-4.

St. Joseph Academy wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 68-47 defeat against Western Reserve Academy on the 5th. As for Lutheran East, they have also already played their next contest, a 64-45 loss against Brush on the 6th.