St. John Paul II Academy won the last time they faced Somerset Academy Key and things went their way on Monday too. The St. John Paul II Academy Eagles came out on top against the Somerset Academy Key Lions by a score of 67-57. The Eagles pushed the score to 60-32 by the end of the third, a deficit the Lions cut but never quite recovered from.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead St. John Paul II Academy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Dior Johnson, who went 8 of 10 on his way to 19 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ian Astiazarain, who went 6 for 9 on his way to 14 points and three steals.
St. John Paul II Academy was working as a unit and finished the game with 16 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Somerset Academy Key lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Shamar Petigny, who went 7 of 10 on his way to 21 points in addition to six boards and three steals. Petigny has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last four times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Kemsy Ogala, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 11 boards.
Eagles
| 12/09/24 @ Somerset Academy Key | 67-57 |
| 12/07/24 vs Monsignor Pace | 63-44 |
The victory made it two in a row for St. John Paul II Academy and bumps their season record up to 5-3. As for Somerset Academy Key, they dropped their record down to 3-3 with the loss, which was their third straight at home.
St. John Paul II Academy wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 74-69 win against Cardinal Newman on the 11th. As for Somerset Academy Key, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 95-63 victory against Highlands Christian on the 10th.
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