St. Raymond Boys and Archbishop Stepinac squared off in some playoff action on Saturday, but St. Raymond Boys had to settle for second. They took a 66-61 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Archbishop Stepinac Crusaders. The Ravens' loss signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Tai Turnage
| 02/22/25 vs Archbishop Stepinac | 18 |
| 02/18/25 @ Iona Prep | 21 |
| 02/16/25 vs Monsignor Scanlan | 24 |
| 02/11/25 vs Holy Cross | 20 |
St. Raymond Boys' defeat came despite a true team effort with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Tai Turnage, who posted 18 points. Turnage's big performance that afternoon made it four games in a row in which he has scored at least 18 points. Another player making a difference was Brandon Stores, Jr., who had 14 points.
Archbishop Stepinac's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Adonis Ratliff, who shot 5-for-8 from beyond the arc and dropped a double-double with 26 points and 14 rebounds. Ratliff has been hot for a while, having also posted two or more blocks the last ten times he's played. Danny Carbuccia was another key player, going 8-for-10 to rack up 17 points and eight assists.
St. Raymond Boys' loss dropped their record down to 15-12. As for Archbishop Stepinac, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 17 of their last 18 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 22-4 record this season.
St. Raymond Boys does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Archbishop Stepinac, they will square off against Holy Cross at 5:00 p.m. on March 2nd.
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