The St. Joseph's Catholic Knights will be taking part in a tournament against the Athens Academy Spartans at 1:30 p.m. on Friday. St. Joseph's Catholic is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 50.2 points per game this season.
Last Thursday, St. Joseph's Catholic came up short against Wren and fell 57-49.
| 12/19/24 @ Wren | 11 |
| 01/23/24 @ Brashier Middle College Charter | 6 |
| 12/12/24 @ Blue Ridge | 5 |
| 12/30/23 vs First Presbyterian Academy at Shannon Forest | 5 |
| 12/06/24 @ Crescent | 2 |
Despite the loss, St. Joseph's Catholic saw an underclassman step up: freshman Emi Reese Hand dropped a double-double on 11 points and 19 rebounds. Those 11 points gave Hand a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Brianna Armocida, who almost dropped a double-double on ten points and nine boards.
Even though they lost, St. Joseph's Catholic smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 27 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive boards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Athens Academy, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. They strolled past Tallulah Falls with points to spare on Saturday, taking the game 48-33. Given the Spartans' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 55th, while the Indians are ranked 327th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Athens Academy's win was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-2. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.5 points per game. As for St. Joseph's Catholic, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-2.
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