The Holy Cross Knights's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Wednesday after their fifth straight loss. They had to suffer through a rough 76-40 loss at the hands of St. Joseph-by-the-Sea. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Holy Cross in their matchups with St. Joseph-by-the-Sea: they've now lost six in a row.
Holy Cross lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Mona Okorie, who scored six points along with 21 rebounds and three steals. Okorie is crushing the rebound category: she's posted at least 12 every time she's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Jamie Davneiro, who almost dropped a double-double on 12 points and nine assists.
Holy Cross' defeat was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 9-14. As for St. Joseph-by-the-Sea, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-5 record this season.
Holy Cross didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 53-38 win vs. St. John's Prep on the 19th. St. Joseph-by-the-Sea does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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