John Carroll Catholic was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They came up short against the Okeechobee Brahmans, falling 61-37. The Rams were down 51-27 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Despite the loss, John Carroll Catholic still got an impressive performance from Brandon James, who went 5 of 10 on his way to 14 points. Joaquin Ruiz was another key player, putting up six points and five rebounds.
Okeechobee's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but James Jasper led the charge by going 8 for 18 en route to 19 points in addition to seven assists and six boards. The dominant performance gave Jasper a new career-high in assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Chaynaya'Ah Phillips, who went 5 of 6 on his way to 16 points along with five rebounds and three steals.
John Carroll Catholic's loss dropped their record down to 12-10. As for Okeechobee, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 13-8.
John Carroll Catholic has already played their next game (against Master's Academy), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Okeechobee will square off against Treasure Coast at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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