Basketball Recap: South Texas Christian Academy Comes Up Short

South Texas Christian Academy was the 70-68 winner over STX when they last played one another back in November of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The South Texas Christian Academy Panthers lost to the STX Saints at home by a 69-55 margin on Thursday. The Panthers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Jovan Ramirez

Points (Career)

01/16/25 vs STX	23
11/07/24 @ IDEA Weslaco Pike	20
11/12/24 vs IDEA Frontier College Prep	17
12/02/24 @ Presbyterian Pan American	17
11/19/24 vs Harmony School of Innovation	16

When it comes to explaining why South Texas Christian Academy lost, don't look at Jovan Ramirez. Despite the final result, he posted 23 points. The dominant performance gave Ramirez a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Gabriel Armenta, who earned 11 points.

Caedmon Williams was his usual excellent self, going 10 for 17 en route to 25 points in addition to five rebounds and three steals for STX. Julian Alvarado was another key player, putting up eight points along with ten boards and five assists.

South Texas Christian Academy's loss dropped their record down to 5-5. As for STX, their win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 13-12.

South Texas Christian Academy has already played their next contest, a 64-27 defeat against Macedonian Christian on the 20th. As for STX, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 69-35 victory against Science and Tech on the 18th.