The St. Johns Country Day Spartans are taking a road trip to face off against the Beachside Barracudas at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. St. Johns Country Day has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
St. Johns Country Day is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Duval Charter to the tune of 89-55 on Monday.
Camden Cooper
| 01/20/25 vs Duval Charter | 25 |
| 01/17/25 @ First Coast Christian | 25 |
| 01/15/25 @ Harvest Community | 15 |
| 01/10/25 vs St. Joseph Academy | 22 |
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St. Johns Country Day's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Camden Cooper led the charge by going 8 for 18 en route to 25 points and five boards. Cooper's evening made it five games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Elliot Graham, who went 5 of 10 on his way to 15 points and three steals.
St. Johns Country Day smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 18 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 11 offensive boards in nine consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Beachside was just a bucket shy of victory on Friday and fell 47-46 to Fernandina Beach.
St. Johns Country Day will need focus on slowing down Michael Rocco, one of several Beachside players who made an impact when they last played. He went 5 for 8 en route to 13 points and seven rebounds. Another player making a difference was Maddox Hunstad, who went 6 of 14 on his way to 15 points.
St. Johns Country Day is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-10 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.2 points per game. As for Beachside, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-8.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: St. Johns Country Day has been crashing the boards this season, having averaged 37 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Beachside struggles in that department as they've been averaging 24.6 boards. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
St. Johns Country Day couldn't quite finish off Beachside in their previous meeting back in December of 2024 and fell 49-46. Can St. Johns Country Day avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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