The St. Joseph Academy Bloodhounds will head out on the road to take on the Second Baptist Eagles at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Tuesday, St. Joseph Academy strolled past St. Augustine with points to spare, taking the game 79-60. The win made it back-to-back wins for St. Joseph Academy.
Lucas Cristiano was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 23 points and 12 rebounds. He hasn't dropped below two steals for four straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Mikey Rivera, who scored 15 points.
Meanwhile, Second Baptist unfortunately witnessed the end of their 16-game winning streak on Thursday. They took a 79-72 hit to the loss column at the hands of St. Francis Episcopal. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Second Baptist in their matchups with St. Francis Episcopal: they've now lost three in a row.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Dyllan Thompson, who scored 22 points along with eight rebounds. Another player making a difference was Reese Alston, who scored 14 points along with six assists and five rebounds.
St. Joseph Academy is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-14 record this season. As for Second Baptist, their loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 26-8.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as the pair are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. St. Joseph Academy hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 57 points per game. However, it's not like Second Baptist struggles in that department as they've been averaging 71.4 points per game. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run the score up higher.
St. Joseph Academy took a serious blow against Second Baptist in their previous matchup back in February of 2023, falling 83-49. Can St. Joseph Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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