Basketball Recap: St. John-Vianney Comes Up Short in High-Profile Match with Red Bank Catholic

On Friday, St. John-Vianney faced Red Bank Catholic in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The St. John-Vianney Lancers fell just short of the Red Bank Catholic Caseys by a score of 47-45. The loss continues a trend for the Lancers in their matchups with the Caseys: they've now lost three in a row.

Addy Nyemchek continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for Red Bank Catholic, going 9 for 13 on her way to 23 points. Thanks to that strong game, Nyemchek now owns an excellent 45.3% field goal percentage. Christina Liggio was another key player, putting up ten points.

St. John-Vianney's defeat dropped their record down to 10-5. As for Red Bank Catholic, the win was the 14th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 20-4.

St. John-Vianney does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Red Bank Catholic, they will take on Rutgers Prep at 5:30 p.m. on Monday.