The Notre Dame Academy Gators typically have all the answers at home, but on Monday the St. Thomas Aquinas Trojans proved too difficult a challenge. They came out on top against the Gators by a score of 77-65. The win was familiar territory for St. Thomas Aquinas who now have three in a row.
Notre Dame Academy's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Caitlin Sweeney, who scored 20 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Sweeney has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Sabrina Kraker, who scored eight points along with six rebounds and three blocks.
St. Thomas Aquinas has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season. As for Notre Dame Academy, their loss ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 12-3.
St. Thomas Aquinas won't have much time to rest: their next match is against East Brunswick at 6:00 p.m. on January 23rd. East Brunswick will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps New Jersey Rankings (they are ranked 239th, while St. Thomas Aquinas is ranked 43rd). As for Notre Dame Academy, they will take on Petrides at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday.
