Basketball Recap: St. John's Has No Trouble Against Alvarado

St. John's game on Thursday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Thursday. They wrapped up 2024 with a 45-27 victory over the Alvarado Indians.

Despite the defeat, Alvarado saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Carleigh Ray almost dropped a double-double on 14 points and nine boards. That's the most points Ray has posted since back in November. The team also got some help courtesy of Makynna Baldwin, who posted three points along with six assists and six boards.

St. John's has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. As for Alvarado, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-12.

St. John's will head out to take on Westbury Christian at 6:00 p.m. on January 3, 2025. As for Alvarado, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 45-43 win against Wharton on the 27th.