The St. John Bosco Academy St. John Bosco Academy will head out on the road to challenge the Pinecrest Academy Paladins at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. St. John Bosco Academy knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past seven matches -- so hopefully Pinecrest Academy likes a good challenge.
St. John Bosco Academy is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Fideles Christian last Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. St. John Bosco Academy lost 78-58 to Fideles Christian. The defeat continues a trend for St. John Bosco Academy in their matchups with Fideles Christian: they've now lost seven in a row.
Meanwhile, Pinecrest Academy can finally bid farewell to their eight-game losing streak dating back to last season thanks to their game last Thursday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Killian Hill Christian 62-20. The Paladins pushed the score to 56-8 by the end of the third, a deficit the Cougars cut but never quite recovered from.
Jake Bohn was a one-man wrecking crew for Pinecrest Academy as he went 5 for 6 en route to 12 points plus four steals. The dominant performance also gave Bohn a new career-high in field goal percentage (83%). Another player making a difference was Joe Frain, who went 6 for 8 en route to 13 points.
Pinecrest Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in six consecutive games dating back to last season.
Pinecrest Academy's win ended a four-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 1-1. As for St. John Bosco Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 5-2.
St. John Bosco Academy came up short against Pinecrest Academy in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, falling 56-51. Can St. John Bosco Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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