St. John is ranked highly in their home state and on Sunday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Wasatch Academy. The St. John's Cadets fell 70-58 to the Wasatch Academy Tigers. The game marked the Cadets' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
St. John's loss came despite strong showings from Omari Witherspoon and Jymin Veney. Witherspoon went 5 for 11 en route to 15 points, while Veney went 5 for 9 en route to 11 points plus seven rebounds and two steals. Witherspoon is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for three straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Geremy Clark, who earned nine points.
Wasatch Academy was led to victory by Junior County and Katrelle Harmon. County dropped a double-double on 15 points and ten rebounds, while Harmon went 6 for 10 en route to 15 points plus seven rebounds and six assists. Augustine Ekwe was another key player, as he made all 5 shots he took racking up 11 points.
The defeat snapped St. John's winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 4-1 record. As for Wasatch Academy, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-2.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. St. John's will venture away from home to face off against St. Mary's Ryken at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. St. John's knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past five contests -- so hopefully St. Mary's Ryken likes a good challenge. As for Wasatch Academy, they will square off against iSchool of Lewisville at 8:00 p.m. on Thursday. ISchool of Lewisville will roll in looking for their seventh straight victory, something Wasatch Academy surely won't give up without a fight.
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