If St. Joseph's Catholic was feeling good fresh off their 59-19 takedown of Christ Church Episcopal last Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The match between the St. Joseph's Catholic Knights and the Powdersville Patriots didn't end well, with the St. Joseph's Catholic Knights falling 65-51. That makes it the first time this season the Knights have let down their home crowd.
Several Knights players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Tiffany Helmer, who posted 16 points and five assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Brianna Armocida, who earned 11 points.
Powdersville found their leader in sophomore Makayla Assemian, who dropped a double-double on 29 points and 12 rebounds. With that strong performance, Assemian is now averaging an impressive 15.2 points per game. Another player making a difference was Ella Davidson, who went 5 of 9 on her way to 12 points and five rebounds.
St. Joseph's Catholic's defeat ended a nine-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 6-5. As for Powdersville, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 7-7.
St. Joseph's Catholic and Powdersville should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps South Carolina Rankings. St. Joseph's Catholic (ranked 96th) will meet Carolina Academy (ranked 241st) at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. St. Joseph's Catholic is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 52.3 points per game this season. Meanwhile, Powdersville (ranked 68th) will meet Christ Church Episcopal (ranked 209th) at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
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