Nazareth Prep fought the good fight in their overtime match against Serra Catholic on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Serra Catholic Eagles by a score of 61-58. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Saints have suffered since January 26, 2024.
| 01/17/25 @ Serra Catholic | 5 |
| 01/14/25 @ Aquinas Academy | 8 |
| 01/07/25 @ Summit Academy | 5 |
| 01/03/25 vs Beaver County Christian | 3 |
| 12/28/24 vs Carrick | 4 |
Several Saints players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Will Evans Jr, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 13 rebounds. Evans Jr has been hot for a while, having also posted two or more blocks the last nine times he's played. Mikey Keyes was another key player, almost dropping a double-double on 14 points and nine boards.
Owen Dumbroski was his usual excellent self, going 8 for 19 en route to 21 points and four steals for Serra Catholic. Another player making a difference was Tyler Sapida, who almost dropped a double-double on ten points and nine rebounds.
Nazareth Prep's defeat dropped their record down to 10-4. As for Serra Catholic, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 12-2.
Nazareth Prep is taking a road trip to square off against Avella at 7:30 p.m. on January 24th. Serra Catholic has already played their next game (against Waynesburg Central), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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