St. Joseph Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They had to suffer through a 85-33 loss at the hands of the Tri-City Christian Eagles. The Crusaders were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Eagles apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in January of 2023.
Despite the loss, St. Joseph Academy saw an underclassman step up: freshman Brewster Gale posted 12 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Dominic Gale, who earned seven points.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Tri-City Christian to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jeramiah Turner, who went 6 for 7 en route to 14 points and three steals. Turner is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last four games he's played. Caleb Williams also deserves some recognition as he posted his first block of the season.
St. Joseph Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 8-13. As for Tri-City Christian, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-6.
St. Joseph Academy has already played their next matchup (against Army-Navy), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Tri-City Christian will welcome Linfield Christian at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday. Linfield Christian has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
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