While the Cross Trojans's victory against the St. John's Islanders wasn't quite the blowout they won the last time the pair played, they still came away the winners. Cross narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past St. John's 48-45. The win made it back-to-back wins for Cross.
Cross' success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Zhania Fredricks led the charge by scoring 11 points along with six rebounds and four steals. Fredricks has been hot recently, having posted three or more steals the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Ma'Laysia Johnson, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 19 rebounds.
Despite the defeat, St. John's saw an underclassman step up: Daeshia Buford scored 19 points along with seven steals. Buford is crushing the steal category: she's posted at least four every time she's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Bella Thornley, who scored 15 points along with three steals.
Cross has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-4 record this season. As for St. John's, they now have a losing record at 10-11.
Cross will head out on the road to challenge East Clarendon at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Cross focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 15 on Thursday. As for St. John's, they will head out on the road to challenge Carvers Bay at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Carvers Bay is coming into the game with five straight victories at home, so St. John's is out to stop a squad with plenty of momentum.
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