The Rock Academy Warriors typically have all the answers at home, but on Friday the St. Joseph Academy Crusaders proved too difficult a challenge. They strolled past the Warriors with points to spare, taking the game 52-37. Winning may never get old, but St. Joseph Academy sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
Angel Ochoa continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 24 points along with six rebounds and two steals. That makes it 27 consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of St. Joseph Academy's points. Another player making a difference was Leonardo Valdez, who scored ten points along with five rebounds and two steals.
Several Warriors players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Jaden Hicks, who scored eight points along with nine rebounds and six steals. The team also got some help courtesy of David Whitley, who scored seven points along with 11 rebounds and three blocks.
St. Joseph Academy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a massive bump to their 18-9 record this season. As for Rock Academy, their loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 16-9.
St. Joseph Academy will take on Steele Canyon at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Hopefully St. Joseph Academy focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 11 on Friday. As for Rock Academy, they will take on Valley Center at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Hopefully Valley Center focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 13 on Friday.
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