Ozanam suffered their closest defeat since November 20, 2023 on Thursday. They fell just short of Frontier School of Excellence by a score of 55-53. Ozanam was probably out for revenge after losing 65-62 to them when the teams met back in February, then they'll just have to keep looking.
Ozanam lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being A.W. Poke, who went 9 of 19 en route to 22 points along with five rebounds and three steals. That was a full 41.5% of Ozanam's points, marking the fifth time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Xavier Alford, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and 13 boards.
| 12/12/24 vs Frontier School of Excellence | 11 |
| 12/04/24 @ Midland Adventist Academy | 9 |
| 12/10/24 @ Frontier STEM | 8 |
| 11/19/24 @ Training Center Christian | 4 |
Even though they lost, Ozanam was working as a unit and finished the game with 11 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Jakeem Davis was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 16 points and ten steals for Frontier School of Excellence. Those 16 points gave Davis a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Henry Uti, who had ten points and seven steals.
Ozanam's loss dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Frontier School of Excellence, their win bumped their record up to 4-1.
Ozanam will host St. Vincent de Paul Academy at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Ozanam is facing St. Vincent de Paul Academy at the right time seeing as St. Vincent de Paul Academy is stuck on a four-game losing streak. Frontier School of Excellence and Guadalupe Centers will compete for holiday cheer at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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