After flying high against North Lakes Academy last Tuesday, St. John's Prep came back down to earth. The St. John's Prep Johnnies were dealt an 81-46 defeat at the hands of the Upsala Cardinals on Thursday. While losing is never fun, the Johnnies can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota basketball rankings (they are ranked 405th, while the Cardinals are ranked 174th).
It was another big night for Jack Primus, who went 8-for-14 on his way to 20 points and six steals for Upsala. Primus' evening made it five games in a row in which he has scored at least 18 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Nicholas Guthrie, who dropped a double-double with 13 points and ten boards.
St. John's Prep's loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 2-11. That patch can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.0 points over those games. As for Upsala, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season.
St. John's Prep has already played their next game (against Math & Science Academy), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Upsala, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 69-39 win against Pine River-Backus on the 15th.
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