On Wednesday, the Holy Spirit Spartans humbled the Atlantic Christian Cougars with a 61-24 victory. Given the Spartans' advantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey basketball rankings (they are ranked 65th, while the Cougars are ranked 223rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
When it comes to explaining why Atlantic Christian lost, don't look at Gianna Flynn. Despite the final result, she posted 13 points and eight boards. That was a full 54.2% of Atlantic Christian's points, marking the fourth time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Holy Spirit has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.5 points per game. As for Atlantic Christian, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-7-1.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Holy Spirit will face off against Middle Township at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Atlantic Christian, they will challenge Calvary Academy at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
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