There's no place like home for Saint James, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Thursday. They walked away with a 69-58 victory over the Georgetown Day Mighty Hoppers on Friday. The score was all tied up 31-31 at the break, but the Saints were the better team in the second half.
Jayden Yates continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, going 10 for 20 on his way to 28 points along with five assists and five rebounds. Another player making a difference was Christian Gladchuk, who went 6 of 15 en route to 17 points and six boards.
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Saint James smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 14 offensive boards in five consecutive matchups.
Georgetown Day lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Julian Lucas, who posted seven points in addition to nine steals and seven assists. The dominant performance gave Lucas a new career-high in steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Khalin Patel, who went 5 for 9 on his way to 12 points along with eight rebounds and five assists.
Saint James' win ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-15. As for Georgetown Day, their loss was their fifth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 4-12.
Saint James didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 66-41 defeat against Potomac School on the 4th. As for Georgetown Day, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 72-65 loss against Washington Leadership Academy on the 1st.
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