St. Raymond Boys and Archbishop Stepinac squared off in some playoff action on Sunday, but St. Raymond Boys had to settle for second. They fell just short of the Archbishop Stepinac Crusaders by a score of 63-61. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Ravens have suffered since January 23rd.

Brandon Stores, Jr.
03/09/25 vs Archbishop Stepinac | 5 |
03/06/25 vs St. Francis Prep | 1 |
03/02/25 vs Nazareth | 1 |
02/22/25 vs Archbishop Stepinac | 1 |
02/16/25 vs Monsignor Scanlan | 3 |
+ 12 more games |
St. Raymond Boys' defeat came despite a true team effort with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Brandon Stores, Jr., who dropped a double-double with 20 points and ten boards. What's more, Stores, Jr. posted five assists, the most he's had since back in January. Luis Carillo-Moss was another key player, shooting 44% from the field en route to 19 points and seven rebounds.
Even though they lost, St. Raymond Boys was working as a unit and finished the game with ten assists. This was only their sixth loss (out of 21 games) when they've passed the ball that well.
Archbishop Stepinac got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Hassan Koureissi out in front who scored 13 points and eight boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Adonis Ratliff, who almost dropped a double-double with nine points and ten rebounds.
St. Raymond Boys' loss dropped their record down to 17-13. As for Archbishop Stepinac, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 20 of their last 21 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 25-4 record this season.
As of now, neither St. Raymond Boys nor Archbishop Stepinac have any future games scheduled.
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