Basketball Recap: St. Joseph's Catholic Falls Despite Big Games from Evie Adams and Tiffany Helmer

St. Joseph's Catholic was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They were six points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 69-63 heartbreaker at the hands of the Woodstock Wolverines. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Knights came into the matchup with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 87th in South Carolina, while the Wolverines are ranked 204th in Georgia).

Tiffany Helmer and Evie Adams certainly did their best on Saturday to avoid the loss. Helmer went 10 of 19 on her way to 29 points, while Adams posted 19 points and eight rebounds. With that strong performance, Helmer is now averaging an impressive 15.2 points per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Stella Nash, who put up four points and six rebounds.

Woodstock's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Cameron Schlichting led the charge by putting up 16 points and six rebounds. Another player making a difference was Morghan Slater, who went 6 of 11 on her way to 13 points and seven rebounds.

St. Joseph's Catholic's loss dropped their record down to 4-4. As for Woodstock, their record is now 4-10.

St. Joseph's Catholic will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Christ Church Episcopal at 6:00 p.m. on January 10, 2025. Woodstock and Clarke Central will round out the year against one another at at 12:00 p.m. on Monday. Woodstock is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 53.3 points per game this season.