Basketball Recap: Girard Academic Music Program Comes Up Short

Girard Academic Music Program played a tough match on Thursday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They took a blow against the Jules E. Mastbaum Vo-Tech Panthers, falling 67-35. The loss continues a trend for the Pioneers in their matchups with the Panthers: they've now lost three in a row.

When it comes to explaining why Girard Academic Music Program lost, don't look at Jovanni Romeo. Despite the final result, he posted 13 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Johnny Beaddy, who earned eight points.

Jules E. Mastbaum Vo-Tech's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Mikhael Batties, who put up 15 points. Another player making a difference was Cedrick Brown Jr, who had 13 points.

Girard Academic Music Program's defeat dropped their record down to 3-5. As for Jules E. Mastbaum Vo-Tech, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season.

Girard Academic Music Program will host Parkway West at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Girard Academic Music Program is facing Parkway West at the right time seeing as Parkway West is stuck on a six-game losing streak. As for Jules E. Mastbaum Vo-Tech, they will head out on the road to challenge Arts Academy at Benjamin Rush at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday.