The Saint John Paul the Great Catholic Wolves's road trip will continue as they head out to face the St. Mary's Ryken Knights at 6:30 p.m. on February 15th. Hopefully Saint John Paul the Great Catholic focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 14 on Tuesday.
Saint John Paul the Great Catholic pushed their score all the way to 56, but even that wasn't enough to win. They took a 62-56 hit to the loss column at the hands of The Academy of the Holy Cross. While losing is never fun, Saint John Paul the Great Catholic can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 165th in Virginia, while The Academy of the Holy Cross is ranked 46th in Maryland).
Despite the defeat, Saint John Paul the Great Catholic had strong showings from Saleema Tinner, who scored 18 points along with four steals, and Sophia Kasenge, who scored 15 points along with five rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Kasenge has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Talia Mendez-Rodriguez, who scored ten points along with seven rebounds.
Meanwhile, St. Mary's Ryken's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Monday after their fourth straight defeat. They were dealt a 75-35 defeat at the hands of St. John's. St. Mary's Ryken was down 60-31 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
Saint John Paul the Great Catholic's loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 10-14. As for St. Mary's Ryken, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost seven of their last eight matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-14 record this season.
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