Basketball Recap: Archbishop Spalding Takes Down Ranked Mount St. Joseph

On Friday, Archbishop Spalding faced Mount St. Joseph in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Archbishop Spalding Cavaliers came out on top against the Mount St. Joseph Gaels by a score of 59-52. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 69-41 back in January.

Archbishop Spalding's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Braxton Bogard, who almost dropped a double-double on 16 points and nine boards. Another player making a difference was Elijah Barrett, who posted 14 points.

Archbishop Spalding is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 14 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-5 record this season. As for Mount St. Joseph, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 15-9.

Archbishop Spalding has already played their next game (against Calvert Hall), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Mount St. Joseph didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 60-57 loss against Bishop McNamara on the 1st.