St. Joseph Academy suffered their biggest loss since December 28, 2023 on Saturday. They had to suffer through a 71-44 loss at the hands of the Shadow Hills Knights. While losing is never fun, the Crusaders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 612th, while the Knights are ranked 248th).
St. Joseph Academy's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Justice Ahiafor, who posted 11 points. Another player making a difference was Luke Sutherlin, who earned nine points.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Shadow Hills to victory, but perhaps none more so than Nate Williams, who went 6 for 10 on his way to 18 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jacob Jauregui, who went 6 of 10 on his way to 15 points.
This is the second loss in a row for St. Joseph Academy and nudges their season record down to 2-3. As for Shadow Hills, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-4.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. St. Joseph Academy will take on Orange Glen at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Shadow Hills, they will face off against Liberty at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Shadow Hills has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
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