The St. Joseph Regional Green Knights will venture away from home to take on the Paramus Catholic Paladins at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in St. Joseph Regional's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last five games.
Last Tuesday, St. Joseph Regional strolled past NV - Old Tappan with points to spare, taking the game 68-51. Given the Green Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey basketball rankings (they are ranked 28th, while the Golden Knights are ranked 91st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
01/28/25 vs NV - Old Tappan | 6 |
01/25/25 vs Arts | 3 |
01/23/25 vs Paramus | 6 |
01/18/25 vs Northern Highlands | 1 |
01/16/25 vs Bergen Catholic | 0 |
St. Joseph Regional got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Jahmir Joseph out in front who went 6 of 13 en route to 14 points in addition to six steals and five assists. With that strong performance, Joseph is now averaging an impressive 2.1 steals per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Anthony Pacciarelli, who went 7 for 17 on his way to 19 points and eight boards.
Meanwhile, Paramus Catholic didn't have too much trouble with River Dell on Tuesday as they won 71-53.
St. Joseph Regional has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.4 points per game. As for Paramus Catholic, their victory bumped their record up to 10-8.
St. Joseph Regional was able to grind out a solid win over Paramus Catholic in their previous meeting back in January, winning 63-52. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. Joseph Regional since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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