The Aquinas Academy Crusaders will head out on the road to square off against the St. Joseph Spartans at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Given that the pair suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Last Friday, Aquinas Academy took a serious blow against Imani Christian Academy, falling 80-48. While losing is never fun, Aquinas Academy can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 444th, while Imani Christian Academy is ranked 133rd).
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 98-24, which was the final score in St. Joseph's tilt against Imani Christian Academy last Tuesday. St. Joseph has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Aquinas Academy's loss dropped their record down to 8-7. As for St. Joseph, their loss was their 12th straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 3-15.
Aquinas Academy strolled past St. Joseph in their previous meeting back in January by a score of 63-45. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was St. Joseph's Gabe Maltese, who scored 18 points along with two steals. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Aquinas Academy still be able to contain Maltese? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
