Holy Family and The Academy squared off in some playoff action on Saturday, but Holy Family had to settle for second. They fell just short of The Academy Wildcats by a score of 59-57. The Tigers' loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Matthew Napierkowski
| 03/08/25 vs The Academy | 21 |
| 01/28/25 @ Fairview | 14 |
| 02/05/25 vs Centaurus | 13 |
| 12/14/23 @ University | 12 |
| 12/20/23 vs Elizabeth | 11 |
Despite the defeat, Holy Family had strong showings from Matthew Napierkowski, who made all 7 shots he took to post 21 points and six boards, and Roman Elliott, who posted 18 points and five rebounds. Those 21 points gave Napierkowski a new career-high.
Even though they lost, Holy Family was working as a unit and finished the game with 11 assists. This was only their sixth loss (out of 19 games) when they've passed the ball that well.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead The Academy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Trey Boychuk, who went 7-for-14 to rack up 22 points. Boychuk has been hot recently, having also posted two or more steals the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Dominik Konarski, who shot 67% from the field on his way to 17 points.
Holy Family's loss dropped their record down to 15-10. As for The Academy, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-11 record this season.
Holy Family does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for The Academy, they have already played their next contest, a 79-69 defeat against Kent Denver on the 12th.
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