After losing to Gerstell Academy the last time they met, St. John's Catholic Prep decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The St. John's Catholic Prep Vikings walked away with a 47-37 win over Gerstell Academy on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Vikings.
01/31/25 vs Gerstell Academy | 5 |
01/29/25 @ Severn School | 2 |
01/25/25 @ Mount de Sales Academy | 3 |
01/24/25 vs St. Paul's Girls | 6 |
01/22/25 @ Maryvale Prep | 6 |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead St. John's Catholic Prep to victory, but perhaps none more so than Olivia Bolduc, who posted 17 points along with eight rebounds and five steals. Bolduc has been hot, having posted two or more steals the last eight times she's played. Another player making a difference was Samantha Shively, who almost dropped a double-double on 16 points and nine boards.
Gerstell Academy's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Mackenzie Wilking, who went 6 of 8 on her way to 12 points and eight rebounds, and Kiara Hardy, who put up 16 points and eight boards. That was a full 43.2% of Gerstell Academy's points, marking the fourth time in a row she's had more than a third of the team's points. Victoria Pearson also deserves some recognition as she posted her first block of the season.
St. John's Catholic Prep has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-13 record this season. As for Gerstell Academy, their defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 3-13.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. St. John's Catholic Prep has already played their next contest (against Indian Creek), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Gerstell Academy has also has no score uploaded for their next game, this one against Notre Dame Prep.
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