Basketball Recap: Moreau Catholic Piles Up the Points Against American

Mariners

Margin (Wins)

01/16/25 vs American	73
12/10/24 vs Newark Memorial	54
02/12/25 @ American	45
02/05/25 @ Washington	42
01/07/25 @ Mission San Jose	42

Moreau Catholic won the last time they faced American and things went their way on Wednesday too. The Moreau Catholic Mariners took their match with ease, bagging a 67-22 victory over the American Eagles. The Mariners have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 15 contests by 27 points or more this season.

Kellen Hampton was his usual excellent self, shooting 6-for-8 from long range and dropping a double-double with 42 points and ten rebounds. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in points. Kareem Jackson Jr. was another key player, putting up six points in addition to six assists and five boards.

Moreau Catholic was working as a unit and finished the game with 19 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as American only six assists.

American's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Arman Mahavni, who posted ten points, and Dylan JaWei Lee, who put up five points and eight rebounds.

Moreau Catholic's win bumped their record up to 20-5. As for American, they have been struggling recently as they've lost 14 of their last 15 games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 7-18 record this season.

Moreau Catholic didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, an 87-41 victory against Irvington on the 14th. As for American, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 48-32 win against Kennedy on the 13th.