St. Joseph Regional entered their tilt with NV - Old Tappan on Tuesday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They took down the NV - Old Tappan Golden Knights 68-51. Given the Green Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey basketball rankings (they are ranked 28th, while the Golden Knights are ranked 91st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
| 01/28/25 vs NV - Old Tappan | 6 |
| 01/25/25 vs Arts | 3 |
| 01/23/25 vs Paramus | 6 |
| 01/18/25 vs Northern Highlands | 1 |
| 01/16/25 vs Bergen Catholic | 0 |
St. Joseph Regional's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Jahmir Joseph led the charge by going 6 of 13 en route to 14 points along with six steals and five assists. With that strong performance, Joseph is now averaging an impressive 2.1 steals per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Anthony Pacciarelli, who went 7 for 17 on his way to 19 points and eight boards.
St. Joseph Regional is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to three-point shooting accuracy: their three-point shooting accuracy was 33.2% in those games and 22% outside of them. As for NV - Old Tappan, their loss dropped their record down to 8-7-1.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. St. Joseph Regional will head out to take on Paramus Catholic at 7:00 p.m. on February 4th. One thing working in St. Joseph Regional's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last five games. NV - Old Tappan has already played their next contest (against Tenafly), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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