It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact the St. Joseph Catholic Eagles can now relate to. They were just a bucket shy of victory on Saturday and fell 37-36 to the Saints. St. Joseph Catholic found out winning isn't easy when you're outrebounded 17 to 5 on offense.
Despite the loss, St. Joseph Catholic saw an underclassman step up: Leah Hurley dropped a double-double on 14 points and ten rebounds. Hurley is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Gabi Roy, who scored six points along with two blocks.
Emily Kate Jones was her usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 19 points and 13 rebounds for First Baptist. That makes it ten consecutive games in which Jones has scored at least a third of First Baptist's points.
St. Joseph Catholic's defeat dropped their record down to 19-6. As for First Baptist, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 23 of their last 24 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 28-4 record this season.
St. Joseph Catholic does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for First Baptist, they will square off against Covenant Christian at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Covenant Christian will roll in looking for their tenth straight win, something First Baptist surely won't give up without a fight.
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