On Saturday, the Iona Prep Gaels faced the Archbishop Stepinac Crusaders in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Iona Prep was just a bucket shy of victory and fell 68-67 to Archbishop Stepinac. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Tuesday (59), Iona Prep still had to take the loss.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Archbishop Stepinac to victory, but perhaps none more so than Boogie Fland, who scored 18 points along with two steals. Fland has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last ten times he's played. Braylan Ritvo was another key contributor, scoring 17 points along with five rebounds.
Iona Prep has been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last eight matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-6 record this season. As for Archbishop Stepinac, the win was the 14th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 20-3.
Iona Prep will head out on the road to square off against Mt. St. Michael Academy at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Iona Prep has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 392 points over their last six games. As for Archbishop Stepinac, they will be playing at home against St. Francis Prep at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Archbishop Stepinac has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 1,715 points over their last 22 matches.
