Basketball Recap: Bishop's Piles Up the Points Against St. Joseph Academy

Knights

Team Score

12/21/24 vs St. Joseph Academy	80
11/29/24 vs Monte Vista	74
12/03/24 @ Canyon Hills	70
12/13/24 vs La Jolla	67
12/07/24 vs Helix	66

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Bishop). They took their contest on Saturday with ease, bagging an 80-43 victory over the St. Joseph Academy Crusaders. The Knights have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five games by 23 points or more this season.

When it comes to explaining why St. Joseph Academy lost, don't look at Justice Ahiafor. Despite the final result, he went 8 for 13 on his way to 21 points in addition to five assists and five boards. Ahiafor is on a roll when it comes to points, as he's now scored 18 or more in the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Mathew Adams, who posted four points and four steals.

Bishop's win bumped their record up to 7-3. As for St. Joseph Academy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-5.

Bishop's will take on Fallbrook in a tournament on Thursday. As for St. Joseph Academy, they will be taking part in a tournament against Flintridge Prep at 11:35 a.m. on Thursday. St. Joseph Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 61.9 points per game this season.