St. Joseph Regional hasn't had much luck against Bergen Catholic recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The St. Joseph Regional Green Knights will take on the Bergen Catholic Crusaders at 7:00 p.m. St. Joseph Regional knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past seven matches -- so hopefully Bergen Catholic likes a good challenge.
St. Joseph Regional is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They strolled past Paramus Catholic with points to spare on Tuesday, taking the game 79-62. The Green Knights haven't had any issues with the Paladins recently, as the game was their third consecutive win against them.
Jahmir Joseph
| 02/04/25 @ Paramus Catholic | 26 |
| 02/01/25 vs Dwight-Englewood | 18 |
| 01/28/25 vs NV - Old Tappan | 14 |
| 01/25/25 vs Arts | 19 |
| 01/23/25 vs Paramus | 14 |
| + 12 more games |
Anthony Pacciarelli and Jahmir Joseph were among the main playmakers for St. Joseph Regional as the former went 10 for 19 en route to 28 points and six boards and the latter went 9 of 16 on his way to 26 points and five rebounds. With that strong performance, Joseph is now averaging an impressive 15.3 points per game. Chaz Gray was another key player, putting up ten points and six rebounds.
St. Joseph Regional smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 11 offensive rebounds in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Bergen Catholic earned a 62-52 victory over Ramapo on Saturday. Given the Crusaders' advantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey basketball rankings (they are ranked second, while the Raiders are ranked 48th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Bergen Catholic has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-4 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.4 points over those games. As for St. Joseph Regional, their win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-5.
St. Joseph Regional was dealt a bruising 82-53 loss at the hands of Bergen Catholic when the teams last played back in January. Can St. Joseph Regional avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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