Basketball Recap: St. John's Takes a Loss

St. John lost against Lowcountry Wildcats Athletics last Monday and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The St. John's Islanders were beaten by the Lowcountry Wildcats Athletics Wildcats 52-18. The match marked the Islanders' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.

Lowcountry Wildcats Athletics' success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Caroline McGee led the charge by dropping a double-double on 22 points and 21 rebounds. The game was McGee's third in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Gabriella Miller, who posted 14 points and seven steals.

St. John's now has a losing record at 3-4. As for Lowcountry Wildcats Athletics, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a massive bump to their 10-5 record this season.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. St. John's will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Burke at 6:30 p.m. on January 7, 2025. Lowcountry Wildcats Athletics and Coastal HomeSchool will compete for holiday cheer at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday.