Cross had lost seven straight on the road dating back to last season, but on Wednesday they dropped down to 1-11 to make it eight. They took a blow against the St. John's Islanders, falling 66-29. The Trojans lost against the Islanders in their previous head to head back in January of 2025, too, but the margin this time around was even wider than the 34-26 score last time.
RiLeigh Jackson was Cross' leading scorer, having posted five points. Jackson also led the team in rebounds with 11. Raquel Green took the lead distributing the ball, coming up with two assists.
As for St. John's, their victory was their first in the region, bumping their region record up to 1-4 and their overall record up to 3-12. Their offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
St. John's was led to victory by Daeshia Buford and Trinitie Sutton. Buford shot 63% from the field to rack up 25 points along with seven steals and five rebounds, while Sutton went 9-for-13 en route to 18 points in addition to eight steals and six assists. The dominant performance also gave Sutton a new career-high in shooting accuracy (69%). Kandyce Snelson-Mathis was another key player, putting up eight points in addition to 17 boards and three blocks.
Cross has already played their next matchup (against Scott's Branch), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for St. John's, they will challenge Baptist Hill at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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