St. John was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their 16th straight defeat dating back to last season. They lost 57-33 to the Paulding Panthers. The Bluejays were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 27-7.
Paulding was led to victory by Brooklyn Schlatter and Tori Schlatter. Brooklyn went 6 of 11 on her way to 17 points in addition to six boards and three steals, while Tori went 6 for 9 on her way to 16 points and four steals. The dominant performance gave Brooklyn a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Addi Pease, who posted four points along with seven boards and three steals.
St. John's loss dropped their record down to 0-13. As for Paulding, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 9-2.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. St. John's will square off against New Knoxville at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. St. John's is facing New Knoxville at the right time seeing as New Knoxville is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for Paulding, they will look to defend their home court on Thursday against Antwerp at 7:30 p.m. Paulding will also cruise into their next match with the timing on their side: Antwerp will have lost three straight heading into Thursday's game.
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