Basketball Recap: St. Mary's Academy Drops Highest Score of Season Against Atlanta Jewish Academy

Bobcats

Team Score

01/25/25 @ Atlanta Jewish Academy	63
12/07/24 @ Flint River Academy	56
12/13/24 vs Holy Spirit Prep	50
12/10/24 vs Atlanta Jewish Academy	49
01/17/25 @ Rock Springs Christian Academy	48

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask St. Mary's Academy). They managed a 63-57 win over the Atlanta Jewish Academy Jaguar on Saturday. This was a revenge game for the Bobcats: when they faced off against the Jaguar back in December of 2024, they had to take a 56-49 loss.

When it comes to explaining why Atlanta Jewish Academy lost, don't look at Zac Agichtein. Despite the final result, he shot 4-for-6 from long range and almost dropped a double-double on 38 points and nine rebounds. That was a full 66.7% of Atlanta Jewish Academy's points, marking the 13th time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. Aryeh Cohen was another key player, putting up four points.

St. Mary's Academy's victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 4-10. As for Atlanta Jewish Academy, they have been struggling recently as they've lost nine of their last ten contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-13 record this season.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. A feisty cat fight is on tap when the St. Mary's Academy Bobcats face off against the Holy Spirit Prep Cougars at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. St. Mary's Academy is facing Holy Spirit Prep at the right time seeing as Holy Spirit Prep is stuck on an eight-game losing streak. As for Atlanta Jewish Academy, they will face off against The Weber School at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Atlanta Jewish Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 54.4 points per game this season.