After losing to the Ridgewood Maroons the last time they met, the St. Joseph Regional Green Knights decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. St. Joseph Regional strolled past Ridgewood with points to spare on Saturday, taking the game 65-47.
Leading St. Joseph Regional to victory were Anthony Pacciarelli and Jahmir Joseph. Pacciarelli dropped a double-double on 13 points and 14 rebounds, while Joseph scored 21 points along with seven rebounds and three steals. Joseph is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last five games he's played. Another player making a difference was Mike Dispirito, who scored nine points.
St. Joseph Regional is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-9 record this season. As for Ridgewood, their loss was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 16-8.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. St. Joseph Regional's homestand continues as they prepare to take on Oratory Prep at 6:00 p.m. on February 23rd. One thing working in St. Joseph Regional's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last three contests. As for Ridgewood, they will be playing at home against Bergen Tech on Wednesday. Bergen Tech 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 248th, while Ridgewood is ranked 40th).
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