Aquinas Institute was the 62-41 winner over St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute when they last played one another back in January of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Aquinas Institute Little Irish fell 84-75 to the St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute Marauders on Sunday. While losing is never fun, the Little Irish can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 218th, while the Marauders are ranked 16th).
St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jaymeir Goosby, who went 9-for-15 on his way to 23 points along with seven assists and five rebounds. The dominant performance gave Goosby a new career-high in assists. Mekhi Gidney was another key player, going 7-for-12 to rack up 22 points in addition to six boards and three blocks.
Aquinas Institute dropped their record down to 9-6 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight at home. As for St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-3 record this season.
Aquinas Institute didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 65-64 loss against Webster Schroeder on the 10th. As for St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 74-62 win against The Park School of Buffalo on the 11th.
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