Imperial won the last time they faced St. Joseph Academy and things went their way on Thursday too. The Imperial Tigers secured a 72-66 W over the St. Joseph Academy Crusaders.
| 12/05/24 vs St. Joseph Academy | 6 |
| 01/12/24 vs Calexico | 5 |
| 02/06/24 vs Vincent Memorial | 4 |
| 02/08/24 vs Central | 3 |
| 01/23/24 @ Central | 3 |
Imperial was led to victory by Marc Vitela and Josh Villegas. Vitela went 7 of 15 on his way to 19 points in addition to eight boards and six assists, while Villegas went 7 for 12 from beyond the arc on his way to 23 points. The dominant performance gave Vitela a new career-high in assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Giovanni Robles, who posted nine points and eight rebounds.
When it comes to explaining why St. Joseph Academy lost, don't look at Justice Ahiafor. Despite the final result, he dropped a double-double on 14 points and ten rebounds. Ahiafor is crushing it when it comes to boards: he's pulled down at least ten every time he's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Luke Sutherlin, who went 5 of 8 on his way to 13 points and five rebounds.
The victory got Imperial back to even at 1-1. As for St. Joseph Academy, their record now sits at 2-2.
Imperial didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 69-63 win against Vincent Memorial on the 6th. As for St. Joseph Academy, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 71-44 loss against Shadow Hills on the 7th.
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