St. John Paul II was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They took a 57-46 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Crossroad Academy Scorpions. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 383rd, while the Scorpions are ranked 147th).
Despite the defeat, St. John Paul II had strong showings from Mario Forbes, who dropped a double-double on 21 points and 21 boards, and Cruz Fontenot, who went 6 for 11 from beyond the arc on his way to 18 points and seven rebounds. That was a full 45.7% of St. John Paul II's points, marking the third time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points.
Crossroad Academy's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Camari Hale led the charge by putting up 13 points and four steals. Hale has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Jabari Boahen, who went 5 of 12 en route to 12 points in addition to six assists and three steals.
St. John Paul II's loss dropped their record down to 7-10. As for Crossroad Academy, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 10-7.
St. John Paul II didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 59-50 defeat against Godby on the 16th. As for Crossroad Academy, they will be playing at home against Gadsden County at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Crossroad Academy knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past three contests -- so hopefully Gadsden County likes a good challenge.
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