The Paramus Catholic Paladins will square off against the St. Joseph Regional Green Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Tuesday, Paramus Catholic strolled past River Dell with points to spare, taking the game 71-53. Given the Paladins' advantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey basketball rankings (they are ranked 46th, while the Golden Hawks are ranked 270th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, St. Joseph Regional had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.3 points) and they went ahead and made it five on Tuesday. They took down the Golden Knights 68-51.
St. Joseph Regional's win came from a few key players Paramus Catholic will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Jahmir Joseph, who went 6 of 13 on his way to 14 points in addition to six steals and five assists. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 2.1 steals per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Anthony Pacciarelli, who went 7 for 17 en route to 19 points and eight boards.
St. Joseph Regional has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.4 points per game. As for Paramus Catholic, their win bumped their record up to 10-8.
Paramus Catholic came up short against St. Joseph Regional when the teams last played back in January, falling 63-52. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Joseph, who went 9 of 15 on his way to 26 points and seven rebounds. Now that Paramus Catholic knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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