On Friday, Iona Prep faced St. Raymond Boys in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Iona Prep Gaels took a 73-62 hit to the loss column at the hands of the St. Raymond Boys Ravens. The Gaels just can't catch a break and have now endured three losses in a row.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead St. Raymond Boys to victory, but perhaps none more so than Brandon Stores, Jr., who went 8 of 16 on his way to 20 points. The match was Stores, Jr.'s seventh in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of NaJay Bess, who went 6 for 11 en route to 17 points.
Iona Prep's defeat dropped their record down to 6-6-1. As for St. Raymond Boys, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-5 record this season.
Iona Prep didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 63-50 victory against Albany Academy for Boys on the 11th. As for St. Raymond Boys, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, an 85-80 loss against Nazareth on the 14th.
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