The St. John's Mavericks's homestand continues as they prepare to take on the Cooper Dragons at 7:00 p.m. on January 23rd. One thing working in St. John's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last 14 matches.
Even though St. John's has not done well against Episcopal recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. St. John's walked away with a 71-58 victory over Episcopal. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Sebastian Williams-adams continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double on 23 points and 15 rebounds. He hasn't dropped below 15points for eight straight games. Another player making a difference was Malachi Booker, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and 11 rebounds.
Meanwhile, Cooper entered their tilt with St. Stephen's Episcopal with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Cooper took down St. Stephen's Episcopal 62-45 on Saturday.
St. John's has been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 20-6 record this season. As for Cooper, their win bumped their record up to 12-10.
St. John's couldn't quite finish off Cooper when the teams last played back in January of 2023 and fell 61-59. Will St. John's have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get analysis of the match and other basketball content.
