Basketball Recap: St. Joseph Academy's Luck Takes a Turn for the Worse on Thursday

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Previous 5 Games

12/26/24 @ Vero Beach	40-66
12/13/24 @ Stanton	60-40
12/12/24 vs Harvest Community	66-28
12/10/24 @ Menendez	62-40
12/07/24 vs Oak Hall	70-49

If St. Joseph Academy was riding high fresh off their 60-40 takedown of Stanton two weeks ago, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The St. Joseph Academy Flashes lost 66-40 to the Vero Beach Indians on Thursday. The Flashes' loss signaled the end of their six-game winning streak.

Michael Shaw and Tre Lipat certainly did their best on Thursday to avoid the loss. Shaw went 6 of 8 on his way to 14 points in addition to five boards and three steals, while Lipat went 5 for 12 on his way to 14 points.

St. Joseph Academy's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-4. As for Vero Beach, their win bumped their record up to 6-8.

St. Joseph Academy didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, an 85-40 loss against Olympic Heights on the 27th. As for Vero Beach, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 59-41 victory against Coral Reef on the 27th.