The St. Joseph Central Irish posted their biggest victory yet this season on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Man 60-28 on the road. Given St. Joseph Central's advantage in MaxPreps' West Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 35th, while Man is ranked 113th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
St. Joseph Central's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Ava Gallion, who scored 13 points along with six steals and five assists. Gallion has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last eight times she's played. Another player making a difference was Candra Frazier, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and ten rebounds.
St. Joseph Central is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season. As for Man, they still haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-6.
St. Joseph Central will look to defend their home court on Thursday against Man at 6:00 p.m. Man is hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses. As for they, they will head out on the road to face off against St. Joseph Central at 6:00 p.m. Hopefully St. Joseph Central focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up nine on Friday.
