On Sunday, Nazareth faced Archbishop Stepinac in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Nazareth Kingsmen took a 68-55 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Archbishop Stepinac Crusaders. The Kingsmen were probably out for revenge after losing 66-51 to them when the teams met back in March of 2024, then they'll just have to keep looking.
Archbishop Stepinac got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Jasiah Jervis out in front who went 7 for 14 on his way to 20 points in addition to eight boards and six assists. Jervis' afternoon made it six games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Danny Carbuccia, who went 5 of 12 en route to 14 points along with six assists and three steals.
Nazareth's loss dropped their record down to 11-7. As for Archbishop Stepinac, the victory (which was their 13th in a row) raised their record to 18-3.
Nazareth and Christ the King will face off at 5:30 p.m. on Monday without much rest having both just played. Nazareth knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past 18 games -- so hopefully Christ the King likes a good challenge. Archbishop Stepinac has already played their next match (against Monsignor Scanlan), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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