Basketball Recap: Gabriel Roderick's Big Game Can't Quite Lead St. John's/Tipton Catholic over Sylvan-Lucas

St. John's/Tipton Catholic has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They were five points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 58-53 heartbreaker at the hands of the Sylvan-Lucas Mustangs. The match was a 27-27 toss-up at halftime, but the Blujays couldn't quite close it out.

Gabriel Roderick

Field Goal Percentage

02/21/25 @ Sylvan-Lucas	50%
02/20/25 vs Sacred Heart	50%
02/14/25 @ Stockton	71%
02/04/25 vs Thunder Ridge	83%
01/31/25 vs Tescott	57%
+ 5 more games

St. John's/Tipton Catholic lost on Friday despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Gabriel Roderick, who went 5-for-10 on his way to 13 points and six boards. He is also on a roll when it comes to field goal percentage, as he's posted one of at least 46% in the last ten games he's played. Another player making a difference was Edward Horinek, who posted 18 points and five rebounds.

St. John's/Tipton Catholic's defeat was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 10-1 and their overall record down to 13-6. As for Sylvan-Lucas, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season.

As of now, neither St. John's/Tipton Catholic nor Sylvan-Lucas have any future games scheduled.