Basketball Recap: Addison Maushart's Big Game Can't Quite Lead St. Joseph Academy over Old Plank Christian Academy

With St. Joseph Academy's effective field goal percentage at 100% and Old Plank Christian Academy's at 28% on Tuesday, the final result was to be expected on Tuesday. The St. Joseph Academy Flashes lost to the Old Plank Christian Academy Defenders at home by a 48-29 margin. The Flashes were down 43-17 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.

St. Joseph Academy lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Addison Maushart, who posted 11 points. Jeahnna Williams was another key player, putting up eight points.

Jenna Jiannuzzi was her usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on ten points and 17 rebounds for Old Plank Christian Academy. Jiannuzzi is crushing it when it comes to boards: she's pulled down at least nine every time she's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Mia Wilkins, who had 13 points and five rebounds.

St. Joseph Academy dropped their record down to 1-6 with the loss, which was their third straight at home. As for Old Plank Christian Academy, the victory got them back to even at 3-3.

St. Joseph Academy didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 31-30 win against Harvest Community on the 12th. As for Old Plank Christian Academy, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 39-17 victory against Trinity Christian Academy on the 13th.